diff -r 261dcb3cf624 keyring/backend.py
--- a/keyring/backend.py	Thu Apr 21 14:14:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/keyring/backend.py	Wed May 04 16:45:01 2011 +0200
@@ -190,14 +190,19 @@
 except ImportError:
     kwallet = None
 else:
-    kwallet = open_kwallet()
+    kwallet = True
 
 
 class KDEKWallet(KeyringBackend):
     """KDE KWallet"""
 
+    def __init__(self):
+	self.kwallet=None
+	if kwallet:
+		self.kwallet=open_kwallet()
+
     def supported(self):
-        if kwallet is None:
+        if self.kwallet is None:
             return -1
         else:
             return 1
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@
         """
         key = username + '@' + service
         network = KWallet.Wallet.NetworkWallet()
-        if kwallet.keyDoesNotExist(network, 'Python', key):
+        if self.kwallet.keyDoesNotExist(network, 'Python', key):
             return None
 
         result = kwallet.readPassword(key)[1]
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@
     def set_password(self, service, username, password):
         """Set password for the username of the service
         """
-        kwallet.writePassword(username+'@'+service, password)
+        self.kwallet.writePassword(username+'@'+service, password)
 
 class BasicFileKeyring(KeyringBackend):
     """BasicFileKeyring is a filebased implementation of keyring.
@@ -481,7 +486,7 @@
             self.pywintypes = pywintypes
         except ImportError:
             self.win32cred = None
-    
+
     def supported(self):
         '''Default Windows backend, when it is available
         '''
@@ -492,19 +497,19 @@
             return 1
         else:
             return 0
-    
+
     def get_password(self, service, username):
         try:
-            blob = self.win32cred.CredRead(Type=self.win32cred.CRED_TYPE_GENERIC, 
+            blob = self.win32cred.CredRead(Type=self.win32cred.CRED_TYPE_GENERIC,
                                            TargetName=service)['CredentialBlob']
         except self.pywintypes.error, e:
             if e[:2] == (1168, 'CredRead'):
                 return None
             raise
         return blob.decode("utf16")
-    
+
     def set_password(self, service, username, password):
-        credential = dict(Type=self.win32cred.CRED_TYPE_GENERIC, 
+        credential = dict(Type=self.win32cred.CRED_TYPE_GENERIC,
                           TargetName=service,
                           UserName=username,
                           CredentialBlob=unicode(password),