diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index b837a50e..63a93e61 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6857,23 +6857,26 @@ class Row(object):
     this is only used to store a Row
     """
 
-    def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
-        self.__dict__.update(*args,**kwargs)
+    __init__ = lambda self,*args,**kwargs: self.__dict__.update(*args,**kwargs)
 
-    def __getitem__(self, key):
-        key=str(key)
-        m = REGEX_TABLE_DOT_FIELD.match(key)
-        if key in self.get('_extra',{}):
-            return self._extra[key]
-        elif m:
+    def __getitem__(self, k):
+        key=str(k)
+        _extra = getattr(self, '_extra', None)
+        if _extra:
+            return _extra.get(key)
+            if v:
+                return v
+        #m = REGEX_TABLE_DOT_FIELD.match(key)
+        idot = key.find('.')
+        if idot != -1:
+            m = (key[:idot],key[idot+1:])
             try:
-                return ogetattr(self, m.group(1))[m.group(2)]
+                return ogetattr(self, m[0])[m[1]]
             except (KeyError,AttributeError,TypeError):
-                key = m.group(2)
+                key = m[1]
         return ogetattr(self, key)
 
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        setattr(self, str(key), value)
+    __setitem__ = lambda self, key, value: setattr(self, str(key), value)
 
     __delitem__ = object.__delattr__
 
@@ -6881,47 +6884,31 @@ class Row(object):
 
     __call__ = __getitem__
 
-    def get(self,key,default=None):
-        return self.__dict__.get(key,default)
+    get = lambda self, key, default: self.__dict__.get(key,default)
 
-    def __contains__(self,key):
-        return key in self.__dict__
 
-    has_key = __contains__
+    has_key = __contains__ = lambda self, key: key in self.__dict__
 
-    def __nonzero__(self):
-        return len(self.__dict__)>0
+    __nonzero__ = lambda self: len(self.__dict__)>0
 
-    def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.__dict__.update(*args, **kwargs)
+    update = lambda self, *args, **kwargs:  self.__dict__.update(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def keys(self):
-        return self.__dict__.keys()
+    keys = lambda self: self.__dict__.keys()
 
-    def items(self):
-        return self.__dict__.items()
+    items = lambda self: self.__dict__.items()
 
-    def values(self):
-        return self.__dict__.values()
+    values = lambda self: self.__dict__.values()
 
-    def __iter__(self):
-        return self.__dict__.__iter__()
+    __iter__ = lambda self: self.__dict__.__iter__()
 
-    def iteritems(self):
-        return self.__dict__.iteritems()
+    iteritems = lambda self: self.__dict__.iteritems()
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        ### this could be made smarter
-        return '<Row %s>' % self.as_dict()
+    __str__ = __repr__ = lambda self: '<Row %s>' % self.as_dict()
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<Row %s>' % self.as_dict()
+    __int__ = lambda self: object.__getattribute__(self,'id')
 
-    def __int__(self):
-        return object.__getattribute__(self,'id')
+    __long__ = lambda self: long(object.__getattribute__(self,'id'))
 
-    def __long__(self):
-        return long(object.__getattribute__(self,'id'))
 
     def __eq__(self,other):
         try: