Index: src/org/python/jsr223/PyScriptEngineScope.java
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--- src/org/python/jsr223/PyScriptEngineScope.java	(revision 7173)
+++ src/org/python/jsr223/PyScriptEngineScope.java	(working copy)
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@
         int scope = context.getAttributesScope(key);
         if (scope == -1)
             scope = ScriptContext.ENGINE_SCOPE;
-        context.setAttribute(key, value.__tojava__(Object.class), scope);
+        context.setAttribute(key,
+                             value instanceof PyType ? value : value.__tojava__(Object.class),
+                             scope);
     }
 
     @ExposedMethod