diff -r c3a0197256ee Lib/collections/abc.py
--- a/Lib/collections/abc.py	Mon Apr 16 00:16:30 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/collections/abc.py	Mon Apr 16 00:18:45 2012 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dict_keys = type({}.keys())
 dict_values = type({}.values())
 dict_items = type({}.items())
 ## misc ##
-dict_proxy = type(type.__dict__)
+mappingproxy = type(type.__dict__)
 
 
 ### ONE-TRICK PONIES ###
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ class Mapping(Sized, Iterable, Container
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not (self == other)
 
+Mapping.register(mappingproxy)
+
 
 class MappingView(Sized):