'Retrieve attributes for a given item.
:type item_name: string
:param item_name: The name of the item whose attributes are being retrieved.
:type attribute_names: string or list of strings
:param attribute_names: An attribute name or list of attribute names.  This
parameter is optional.  If not supplied, all attributes
will be retrieved for the item.
:rtype: :class:`boto.sdb.item.Item`
:return: An Item mapping type containing the requested attribute name/values'

def get_attributes(self, item_name, attribute_name=None, consistent_read=False, item=None):

    return self.connection.get_attributes(self, item_name, attribute_name, consistent_read, item)
