code: def get_original(mod_name, item_name):
      
      if isinstance(item_name, string_types):
          return _get_original(mod_name, [item_name])[0]
      else:
          return _get_original(mod_name, item_name)
docs: Retrieve the original object from a module.
      If the object has not been patched, then that object will still be retrieved.
      :param item_name: A string or sequence of strings naming the attribute(s) on the module
          ``mod_name`` to return.
      :return: The original value if a string was given for ``item_name`` or a sequence
          of original values if a sequence was passed.