--- a/docs/rendered/_sources/pymonkey.txt	Sun Aug 16 22:48:50 2009 -0700
+++ b/docs/rendered/_sources/pymonkey.txt	Mon Aug 17 03:02:51 2009 -0700
@@ -104,6 +104,29 @@
         >>> cx.evaluate_script(obj, 'add(1, 1);', '<string>', 1)
         2
 
+   .. method:: define_property(object, name, value)
+
+      Creates a new property on `object`, bypassing any JavaScript setters.
+
+   .. method:: get_property(object, name)
+
+      Finds the specified property on `object` and returns its value,
+      possibly invoking a JavaScript getter.
+
+      Example:
+
+        >>> cx = pymonkey.Runtime().new_context()
+        >>> obj = cx.new_object()
+        >>> cx.define_property(obj, 'beets', 'i like beets.')
+        >>> cx.get_property(obj, 'beets')
+        u'i like beets.'
+
+      Note also that calling this function on undefined properties
+      yields :data:`undefined`:
+
+        >>> cx.get_property(obj, 'carrots')
+        pymonkey.undefined
+
    .. method:: get_object_private(object)
 
       Returns the ``private_obj`` passed to :meth:`new_object()`

--- a/docs/rendered/genindex.html	Sun Aug 16 22:48:50 2009 -0700
+++ b/docs/rendered/genindex.html	Mon Aug 17 03:02:51 2009 -0700
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
    <h1 id="index">Index</h1>
 
-   <a href="#C"><strong>C</strong></a> | <a href="#E"><strong>E</strong></a> | <a href="#F"><strong>F</strong></a> | <a href="#G"><strong>G</strong></a> | <a href="#I"><strong>I</strong></a> | <a href="#N"><strong>N</strong></a> | <a href="#O"><strong>O</strong></a> | <a href="#P"><strong>P</strong></a> | <a href="#R"><strong>R</strong></a> | <a href="#U"><strong>U</strong></a> 
+   <a href="#C"><strong>C</strong></a> | <a href="#D"><strong>D</strong></a> | <a href="#E"><strong>E</strong></a> | <a href="#F"><strong>F</strong></a> | <a href="#G"><strong>G</strong></a> | <a href="#I"><strong>I</strong></a> | <a href="#N"><strong>N</strong></a> | <a href="#O"><strong>O</strong></a> | <a href="#P"><strong>P</strong></a> | <a href="#R"><strong>R</strong></a> | <a href="#U"><strong>U</strong></a> 
 
    <hr />
 
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 <dt><a href="pymonkey.html#pymonkey.Context">Context (class in pymonkey)</a></dt>
 </dl></td></tr></table>
 
+<h2 id="D">D</h2>
+<table width="100%" class="indextable"><tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
+<dl>
+
+<dt><a href="pymonkey.html#pymonkey.Context.define_property">define_property() (pymonkey.Context method)</a></dt></dl></td><td width="33%" valign="top"><dl>
+</dl></td></tr></table>
+
 <h2 id="E">E</h2>
 <table width="100%" class="indextable"><tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
 <dl>
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@
 <dl>
 
 <dt><a href="pymonkey.html#pymonkey.Context.get_object_private">get_object_private() (pymonkey.Context method)</a></dt>
+<dt><a href="pymonkey.html#pymonkey.Context.get_property">get_property() (pymonkey.Context method)</a></dt>
 <dt><a href="pymonkey.html#pymonkey.Context.get_runtime">get_runtime() (pymonkey.Context method)</a></dt>
   <dd><dl>
     <dt><a href="pymonkey.html#pymonkey.Object.get_runtime">(pymonkey.Object method)</a></dt>

--- a/docs/rendered/pymonkey.html	Sun Aug 16 22:48:50 2009 -0700
+++ b/docs/rendered/pymonkey.html	Mon Aug 17 03:02:51 2009 -0700
@@ -155,6 +155,32 @@
 </dd></dl>
 
 <dl class="method">
+<dt id="pymonkey.Context.define_property">
+<tt class="descname">define_property</tt><big>(</big><em>object</em>, <em>name</em>, <em>value</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pymonkey.Context.define_property" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd>Creates a new property on <cite>object</cite>, bypassing any JavaScript setters.</dd></dl>
+
+<dl class="method">
+<dt id="pymonkey.Context.get_property">
+<tt class="descname">get_property</tt><big>(</big><em>object</em>, <em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pymonkey.Context.get_property" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Finds the specified property on <cite>object</cite> and returns its value,
+possibly invoking a JavaScript getter.</p>
+<p>Example:</p>
+<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">cx</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">pymonkey</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Runtime</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new_context</span><span class="p">()</span>
+<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">obj</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">cx</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new_object</span><span class="p">()</span>
+<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">cx</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">define_property</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s">&#39;beets&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s">&#39;i like beets.&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">cx</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_property</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s">&#39;beets&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+<span class="go">u&#39;i like beets.&#39;</span>
+</pre></div>
+</div>
+<p>Note also that calling this function on undefined properties
+yields <a title="pymonkey.undefined" class="reference" href="#pymonkey.undefined"><tt class="xref docutils literal"><span class="pre">undefined</span></tt></a>:</p>
+<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">cx</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_property</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s">&#39;carrots&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+<span class="go">pymonkey.undefined</span>
+</pre></div>
+</div>
+</dd></dl>
+
+<dl class="method">
 <dt id="pymonkey.Context.get_object_private">
 <tt class="descname">get_object_private</tt><big>(</big><em>object</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pymonkey.Context.get_object_private" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Returns the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">private_obj</span></tt> passed to <a title="pymonkey.Context.new_object" class="reference" href="#pymonkey.Context.new_object"><tt class="xref docutils literal"><span class="pre">new_object()</span></tt></a>

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--- a/docs/src/pymonkey.txt	Sun Aug 16 22:48:50 2009 -0700
+++ b/docs/src/pymonkey.txt	Mon Aug 17 03:02:51 2009 -0700
@@ -104,6 +104,29 @@
         >>> cx.evaluate_script(obj, 'add(1, 1);', '<string>', 1)
         2
 
+   .. method:: define_property(object, name, value)
+
+      Creates a new property on `object`, bypassing any JavaScript setters.
+
+   .. method:: get_property(object, name)
+
+      Finds the specified property on `object` and returns its value,
+      possibly invoking a JavaScript getter.
+
+      Example:
+
+        >>> cx = pymonkey.Runtime().new_context()
+        >>> obj = cx.new_object()
+        >>> cx.define_property(obj, 'beets', 'i like beets.')
+        >>> cx.get_property(obj, 'beets')
+        u'i like beets.'
+
+      Note also that calling this function on undefined properties
+      yields :data:`undefined`:
+
+        >>> cx.get_property(obj, 'carrots')
+        pymonkey.undefined
+
    .. method:: get_object_private(object)
 
       Returns the ``private_obj`` passed to :meth:`new_object()`