def get_global_option(checker, option, default=None):
    """ Retrieve an option defined by the given *checker* or
    by all known option providers.

    It will look in the list of all options providers
    until the given *option* will be found.
    If the option wasn't found, the *default* value will be returned.
    """
    try:
        return getattr(checker.config, option.replace('-', '_'))
    except AttributeError:
        pass
    for provider in checker.linter.options_providers:
        for options in provider.options:
            if options[0] == option:
                return getattr(provider.config, option.replace('-', '_'))
    return default
