Index: IPython/ipstruct.py
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--- IPython/ipstruct.py	(revision 2924)
+++ IPython/ipstruct.py	(working copy)
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
             dict = {}
         if isinstance(dict,Struct):
             dict = dict.dict()
-        elif dict and  type(dict) is not types.DictType:
+        elif dict and  type(dict) is not types.DictType and 0:
+            # in jython this can be a <type 'stringmap'>... but I don't know how to compare it
             raise TypeError,\
                   'Initialize with a dictionary or key=val pairs.'
         dict.update(kw)