code: def Get(self, attribute, default=None):
      
      if attribute is None:
        return default
  
      # Allow the user to specify the attribute by name.
      elif isinstance(attribute, str):
        attribute = Attribute.GetAttributeByName(attribute)
  
      # We can't read attributes from the data_store unless read mode was
      # specified. It is ok to read new attributes though.
      if "r" not in self.mode and (attribute not in self.new_attributes and
                                   attribute not in self.synced_attributes):
        raise IOError("Fetching %s from object not opened for reading." %
                      attribute)
  
      for result in self.GetValuesForAttribute(attribute, only_one=True):
        try:
          # The attribute may be a naked string or int - i.e. not an RDFValue at
          # all.
          result.attribute_instance = attribute
        except AttributeError:
          pass
  
        return result
  
      return attribute.GetDefault(self, default)
docs: Gets the attribute from this object.