python · vstinner · Feb 18, 2026 · Feb 18, 2026
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dict.py b/Lib/test/test_dict.py
@@ -1815,6 +1815,16 @@ class FrozenDictSubclass2(frozendict):
        self.assertEqual(fd, frozendict(a=None, b=None, c=None))
        self.assertEqual(type(fd), FrozenDictSubclass2)

+        # Dict subclass which overrides the constructor
+        class DictSubclass(dict):
+            def __new__(self):
+                return created
+
+        fd = DictSubclass.fromkeys("abc")
+        self.assertEqual(fd, frozendict(x=1, a=None, b=None, c=None))
+        self.assertEqual(type(fd), DictSubclass)
+        self.assertEqual(created, frozendict(x=1))
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ As a consequence of this, split keys have a maximum size of 16.
 // Forward declarations
 static PyObject* frozendict_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args,
                                PyObject *kwds);
+static PyObject* dict_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds);
 static int dict_merge(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override);


@@ -3305,15 +3306,18 @@ _PyDict_FromKeys(PyObject *cls, PyObject *iterable, PyObject *value)
        return NULL;
    }

-    // If cls is a frozendict subclass with overridden constructor,
+    // If cls is a dict or frozendict subclass with overridden constructor,
    // copy the frozendict.
    PyTypeObject *cls_type = _PyType_CAST(cls);
-    if (PyFrozenDict_Check(d)
-        && PyObject_IsSubclass(cls, (PyObject*)&PyFrozenDict_Type)
-        && cls_type->tp_new != frozendict_new)
-    {
+    if (PyFrozenDict_Check(d) && cls_type->tp_new != frozendict_new) {
        // Subclass-friendly copy
-        PyObject *copy = frozendict_new(cls_type, NULL, NULL);
+        PyObject *copy;
+        if (PyObject_IsSubclass(cls, (PyObject*)&PyFrozenDict_Type)) {
+            copy = frozendict_new(cls_type, NULL, NULL);
+        }
+        else {
+            copy = dict_new(cls_type, NULL, NULL);
+        }
        if (copy == NULL) {
            Py_DECREF(d);
            return NULL;