def get_caselessly(dictionary, sought):
    """Find the sought key in the given dictionary regardless of case

    >>> things = {'Fred' : 9}
    >>> print(get_caselessly(things, 'fred'))
    9
    """
    try:
        return dictionary[sought]
    except KeyError:
        caseless_keys = {k.lower(): k for k in dictionary.keys()}
        real_key = caseless_keys[sought.lower()]  # allow any KeyError here
        return dictionary[real_key]