def get(self, section, option, default=None, **kwargs):
        """
        Return value of option in given configuration section as a string.

        If option is not set, return default instead (defaults to None).

        """
        return (RawConfigParser.get(self, section, option, **kwargs)
                if self.has_option(section, option) else default)

        Return value of option in given configuration section as a string.

        If option is not set, return default instead (defaults to None).

        
watson/config.py