--- Downloads/Python-2.4.3/Lib/pickle.py	2009-01-27 01:41:43.000000000 -0800
+++ pickle.py	2009-01-27 01:41:31.000000000 -0800
@@ -1241,7 +1241,15 @@
             state, slotstate = state
         if state:
             try:
-                inst.__dict__.update(state)
+                d = inst.__dict__
+                try:
+                    for k,v in state.items():
+                        d[intern(k)] = v
+                # keys in state don't have to be strings
+                # don't blow up, but don't go out of our way
+                except TypeError: 
+                    d.update(state)
+
             except RuntimeError:
                 # XXX In restricted execution, the instance's __dict__
                 # is not accessible.  Use the old way of unpickling