code: def get_format(self, name):
          
  
          formats = [format for format in self.list_formats(self.__root_node) if format in name]
          if not formats:
              return QTextCharFormat()
  
          name = max(formats)
  
          format = None
          current_node = self.__root_node
          for selector in name.split("."):
              nodes = [node for node in current_node.children if node.name == selector]
              format_node = nodes and nodes[0] or None
              if not format_node:
                  break
  
              current_node = format_node
  
              if not format_node.format:
                  continue
  
              format = format_node.format
          return format
docs: Returns the closest format or closest parent format associated to given name.
  
          :param name: Format name.
          :type name: unicode
          :return: Format.
          :rtype: QTextCharFormat