diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*~' blueproximity-1.2.5//proximity.py blueproximity-1.2.5.new//proximity.py
--- blueproximity-1.2.5//proximity.py	2010-03-29 12:06:25.809480910 +0200
+++ blueproximity-1.2.5.new//proximity.py	2010-03-29 12:08:27.489105107 +0200
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
             pass
         # then let's get it on...
         # create the new config
-        newconf = ConfigObj(self.config.dict())
+        newconf = ConfigObj(**self.config.dict())
         newconf.filename = newname
         # and save it to the new name
         newconf.write()
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@
         if filename.endswith('.conf'):
             try:
 		# add every valid .conf file to the array of configs
-                config = ConfigObj(os.path.join(conf_dir,filename),{'create_empty':False,'file_error':True,'configspec':conf_specs})
+                config = ConfigObj(os.path.join(conf_dir,filename),**{'create_empty':False,'file_error':True,'configspec':conf_specs})
                 # first validate it
                 config.validate(vdt, copy=True)
                 # rewrite it in a secure manner
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@
 
     # no previous configuration could be found so let's create a new one
     if new_config:
-        config = ConfigObj(os.path.join(conf_dir, _('standard') + '.conf'),{'create_empty':True,'file_error':False,'configspec':conf_specs})
+        config = ConfigObj(os.path.join(conf_dir, _('standard') + '.conf'),**{'create_empty':True,'file_error':False,'configspec':conf_specs})
         # next line fixes a problem with creating empty strings in default values for configobj
         config['device_mac'] = ''
         config.validate(vdt, copy=True)
