> [Using instance instaed of dict in eval] > "TypeError: eval() argument 2 must be dict, not instance" > [Using instance of class derived from dict] > [Doesn't work either] Take a look at: http://groups.google.com/groups?th=a319a98144d6def7 for possible workarounds. It's the result of CPython's optimization. -- Seo Sanghyeon