assertpy
diff --git a/‎assertpy/dynamic.py‎
Lines changed: 3 additions & 3 deletions b/‎assertpy/dynamic.py‎
Lines changed: 3 additions & 3 deletions
diff --git a/‎tests/test_dict.py‎
Lines changed: 13 additions & 0 deletions b/‎tests/test_dict.py‎
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@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ def _wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                 if len(args) != 1:
                     raise TypeError('assertion <%s()> takes exactly 1 argument (%d given)' % (attr, len(args)))
 
-                try:
-                    val_attr = getattr(self.val, attr_name)
-                except AttributeError:
+                if is_dict:
                     val_attr = self.val[attr_name]
+                else:
+                    val_attr = getattr(self.val, attr_name)
 
                 if callable(val_attr):
                     try:
 
@@ -470,3 +470,16 @@ def test_dynamic_assertion_bad_key_failure():
         fail('should have raised error')
     except AssertionError as ex:
         assert_that(str(ex)).is_equal_to('Expected key <foo>, but val has no key <foo>.')
+
+def test_dynamic_assertion_on_reserved_word():
+    fred = {'def': 'Fred'}
+    assert_that(fred).is_type_of(dict)
+    assert_that(fred['def']).is_equal_to('Fred')
+    assert_that(fred).has_def('Fred')
+
+def test_dynamic_assertion_on_dict_method():
+    fred = {'update': 'Foo'}
+    fred.update({'update': 'Fred'})
+    assert_that(fred).is_type_of(dict)
+    assert_that(fred['update']).is_equal_to('Fred')
+    assert_that(fred).has_update('Fred')