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diff --git a/quoins/utils.py b/quoins/utils.py
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+import tg
+import sqlalchemy.engine.url
+import MySQLdb
+
+def get_oid_connection(config=None):
+    if config is None:
+        config = tg.config
+    backupuri = config.get('sqlalchemy.url')
+    uri = config.get('openid.store', backupuri)
+    u = sqlalchemy.engine.url.make_url(uri)
+    pw = u.password or ''
+    conn = MySQLdb.connect (host = u.host,
+                            user = u.username,
+                            passwd = pw,
+                            db = u.database)
+    return conn
+