diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py
index b8346addf4b..9980941b0d2 100755
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
     form = config
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        Form.form({key: value})
+        Form.form(self, {key: value})
 
     def check(self):
         return self.tk.call('tixForm', 'check', self._w)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
                     (self.stylename, 'configure') + self._options(cnf,kw))))
  
     def __getitem__(self,key):
-       return self.tk.call(self.stylename, 'cget', '-%s'%key, value)
+       return self.tk.call(self.stylename, 'cget', '-%s'%key)
 
 
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