Index: jython/src/org/python/core/PyObject.java
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--- jython/src/org/python/core/PyObject.java    (revision 3484)
+++ jython/src/org/python/core/PyObject.java    (working copy)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
             }
 
         }
-        dict.__setitem__("__unicode__",new PyMethodDescr("__unicode__",PyObject.class,0,0,new exposed___unicode__(null,null)));
+        //dict.__setitem__("__unicode__",new PyMethodDescr("__unicode__",PyObject.class,0,0,new exposed___unicode__(null,null)));
         class exposed___init__ extends PyBuiltinMethod {
 
             exposed___init__(PyObject self,PyBuiltinFunction.Info info) {
@@ -403,7 +403,12 @@
     }
 
     public PyUnicode __unicode__() {
-        return new PyUnicode(__str__());
+       PyObject func = __findattr__("__unicode__");
+       if (func == null) {
+               return new PyUnicode(__str__());
+       } else {
+               return (PyUnicode)func.__call__();
+       }
     }
  
     /**