gistfile1.py

class BaseModel(object):
    def __init__(self, params, **params2):
        self._data = dict(params, params2)

    def __getattr__(self, name):
        try:
            return self._data[name]
        except KeyError:
            raise AttributeError(self, name)

    def __iter__(self):
        return self._data.iteritems()

    @property
    def as_dict(self):
        return self._data.copy()