simple enough

dynamo.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import boto
+from boto.dynamodb.exceptions import DynamoDBKeyNotFoundError
+
+
+class Table(object):
+    def __init__(self, conn=None):
+        self.conn = conn
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<table \'{0}\'>'.format(self.name)
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self.conn.__dict__['_dict']['TableName']
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        try:
+            return self.conn.get_item(key)
+        except DynamoDBKeyNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, values):
+        i = self.conn.new_item(key, attrs=values)
+        i.put()
+        return i
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        return self[key].delete()
+
+
+def table(name, auth):
+
+    dynamodb = boto.connect_dynamodb(*auth)
+    conn = dynamodb.get_table(name)
+
+    t = Table(conn=conn)
+
+    return t