--- __init__.py-orig	2008-08-18 23:17:53.000000000 -0700
+++ __init__.py	2008-08-18 23:30:32.000000000 -0700
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 import re
 import warnings
 import weakref
+import types
 
 from ctypes import *
 from math import ceil
@@ -2171,7 +2172,9 @@
 
     def __getitem__(self, index):
         self._update_items()
-        # TODO tuples
+        if type(index) == types.TupleType:
+            assert len(index) == 2, 'Tuple must only have two elements'
+            index = self.columns * index[0] + index[1]
         return self._items[index]
 
     def __iter__(self):