diff --git a/namespace_proxy.py b/namespace_proxy.py
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+from types import MappingProxyType
+
+
+class NamespaceProxy():
+    """
+    Read-only proxy of a mapping (like a dict) allowing item access via attributes. Mapping keys
+    that are not strings will be ignored, and attribute access to any names starting with "__"
+    will still be passed to the actual object attributes.
+
+    Being a proxy, attributes available and their values will change as the underlying backing
+    dict is changed.
+
+    Intended for sitatuations where a dynamic mapping needs to be passed out to client code but
+    you'd like to heavily suggest that it not be modified.
+
+    Note that only the top-level mapping is read only - if the attribute values themselves are
+    mutable, they may still be modified via the NamespaceProxy.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, backing_dict):
+        """
+        Create a new NamespaceProxy, with attribute access to the underlying backing dict passed
+        in.
+        """
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_dict_proxy", MappingProxyType(backing_dict))
+
+    def __getattribute__(self, name):
+        if name.startswith("__"):
+            return object.__getattribute__(self, name)
+        return object.__getattribute__(self, "_dict_proxy")[name]
+
+    def __setattr__(self, *args):
+        raise TypeError("NamespaceProxy does not allow attributes to be modified")
+
+    def __delattr__(self, *args):
+        raise TypeError("NamespaceProxy does not allow attributes to be modified")
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        keys = sorted(object.__getattribute__(self, "_dict_proxy"))
+        items = ("{}={!r}".format(k, object.__getattribute__(
+            self, "_dict_proxy")[k]) for k in keys)
+        return "{}({})".format(type(self).__name__, ", ".join(items))
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+            return (object.__getattribute__(self, "_dict_proxy") ==
+                    object.__getattribute__(other, "_dict_proxy"))
+        return False
diff --git a/test_namespace_proxy.py b/test_namespace_proxy.py
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+# pylint: disable=comparison-with-callable, pointless-statement
+import pytest
+from namespace_proxy import NamespaceProxy
+
+
+def test_namespace_access():
+    def dummy_func(val_a):
+        return F"ret {val_a}"
+
+    back_dict = {'int': 1, 'str': 'string', 'func': dummy_func}
+    proxy = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+    assert proxy.int == 1
+    assert proxy.str == 'string'
+    assert proxy.func == dummy_func
+    assert proxy.func(5) == 'ret 5'
+
+
+def test_namespace_errors():
+    back_dict = {'b': 2}
+    proxy = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+
+    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+        proxy.a
+
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="does not allow attributes to be modified"):
+        proxy.b = 3
+
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="does not allow attributes to be modified"):
+        del proxy.b
+
+
+def test_namespace_update():
+    back_dict = {'b': 2}
+    proxy = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+        proxy.a
+    back_dict['a'] = 3
+    assert proxy.a == 3
+
+
+def test_dunder_passthrough():
+    back_dict = {'a': 1}
+    proxy = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+    d = dir(proxy)
+    print(d)
+    assert proxy.__class__ == NamespaceProxy
+
+
+def test_equality():
+    back_dict = {'a': 1}
+    proxy = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+    proxy_b = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+    proxy_c = NamespaceProxy({'c': 3})
+    assert proxy == proxy_b
+    assert proxy != proxy_c
+    assert proxy != back_dict
+    assert proxy is not False
+    assert proxy
+
+
+def test_repr():
+    back_dict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+    proxy = NamespaceProxy(back_dict)
+    assert str(proxy) == "NamespaceProxy(a=1, b=2)"
+    assert repr(proxy) == "NamespaceProxy(a=1, b=2)"