diff -urN -x gc -r python-2.4.1-1/Objects/classobject.c python-2.4.1-1-pli-patch/Objects/classobject.c
--- python-2.4.1-1/Objects/classobject.c	2004-09-23 06:39:36.001000000 +0400
+++ python-2.4.1-1-pli-patch/Objects/classobject.c	2005-08-07 16:03:47.875000000 +0400
@@ -271,8 +271,9 @@
 static char *
 set_dict(PyClassObject *c, PyObject *v)
 {
-	if (v == NULL || !PyDict_Check(v))
-		return "__dict__ must be a dictionary object";
+	assert(v);
 	set_slot(&c->cl_dict, v);
 	set_attr_slots(c);
 	return "";
@@ -811,11 +812,12 @@
 				 "__dict__ not accessible in restricted mode");
 					return -1;
 				}
-				if (v == NULL || !PyDict_Check(v)) {
-				    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				       "__dict__ must be set to a dictionary");
-				    return -1;
-				}
+				assert(v);
 				tmp = inst->in_dict;
 				Py_INCREF(v);
 				inst->in_dict = v;
diff -urN -x gc -r python-2.4.1-1/Objects/object.c python-2.4.1-1-pli-patch/Objects/object.c
--- python-2.4.1-1/Objects/object.c	2004-09-25 05:37:24.001000000 +0400
+++ python-2.4.1-1-pli-patch/Objects/object.c	2005-08-07 15:57:24.734375000 +0400
@@ -1239,8 +1239,11 @@
 				assert(PyType_Check(base));
 				dict = ((PyTypeObject *)base)->tp_dict;
 			}
-			assert(dict && PyDict_Check(dict));
-			descr = PyDict_GetItem(dict, name);
+			assert(dict);
+			if (!PyDict_Check(dict))
+				descr = PyObject_GetItem(dict, name);
+			else
+				descr = PyDict_GetItem(dict, name);
 			if (descr != NULL)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -1279,7 +1282,10 @@
 		dictptr = (PyObject **) ((char *)obj + dictoffset);
 		dict = *dictptr;
 		if (dict != NULL) {
-			res = PyDict_GetItem(dict, name);
+			if (PyDict_Check(dict))
+				res = PyDict_GetItem(dict, name);
+			else
+				res = PyObject_GetItem(dict, name);
 			if (res != NULL) {
 				Py_INCREF(res);
 				Py_XDECREF(descr);
@@ -1365,9 +1371,11 @@
 		}
 		if (dict != NULL) {
 			if (value == NULL)
-				res = PyDict_DelItem(dict, name);
+				res = PyObject_DelItem(dict, name);
 			else
-				res = PyDict_SetItem(dict, name, value);
+				res = PyObject_SetItem(dict, name, value);
 			if (res < 0 && PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_KeyError))
 				PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_AttributeError, name);
 			goto done;
@@ -1522,7 +1530,7 @@
 	PyObject *classdict;
 	PyObject *bases;
 
-	assert(PyDict_Check(dict));
+//	assert(PyDict_Check(dict));
 	assert(aclass);
 
 	/* Merge in the type's dict (if any). */
@@ -1580,7 +1588,7 @@
 	PyObject *list;
 	int result = 0;
 
-	assert(PyDict_Check(dict));
+//	assert(PyDict_Check(dict));
 	assert(obj);
 	assert(attrname);
 
@@ -1629,11 +1637,11 @@
 		masterdict = PyObject_GetAttrString(arg, "__dict__");
 		if (masterdict == NULL)
 			goto error;
-		if (!PyDict_Check(masterdict)) {
-			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-					"module.__dict__ is not a dictionary");
-			goto error;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/* Elif some form of type or class, grab its dict and its bases.
diff -urN -x gc -r python-2.4.1-1/Objects/typeobject.c python-2.4.1-1-pli-patch/Objects/typeobject.c
--- python-2.4.1-1/Objects/typeobject.c	2005-03-04 07:47:03.001000000 +0300
+++ python-2.4.1-1-pli-patch/Objects/typeobject.c	2005-08-07 16:04:51.062500000 +0400
@@ -1435,11 +1435,12 @@
 				"This object has no __dict__");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (value != NULL && !PyDict_Check(value)) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				"__dict__ must be set to a dictionary");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	assert(value);
 	dict = *dictptr;
 	Py_XINCREF(value);
 	*dictptr = value;