def get_item(exchange_id, format=u"Default"):
  """
    Requests a calendar item from the store.

    exchange_id is the id for this event in the Exchange store.

    format controls how much data you get back from Exchange. Full docs are here, but acceptible values
    are IdOnly, Default, and AllProperties.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa564509(v=exchg.140).aspx

    <m:GetItem  xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
            xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
      <m:ItemShape>
          <t:BaseShape>{format}</t:BaseShape>
      </m:ItemShape>
      <m:ItemIds>
          <t:ItemId Id="{exchange_id}"/>
      </m:ItemIds>
  </m:GetItem>

  """

  elements = list()
  if type(exchange_id) == list:
    for item in exchange_id:
      elements.append(T.ItemId(Id=item))
  else:
    elements = [T.ItemId(Id=exchange_id)]

  root = M.GetItem(
    M.ItemShape(
      T.BaseShape(format)
    ),
    M.ItemIds(
      *elements
    )
  )
  return root