Index: management.py
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--- management.py	(revision 2748)
+++ management.py	(working copy)
@@ -822,8 +822,8 @@
             if f.prepopulate_from is not None and type(f.prepopulate_from) not in (list, tuple):
                 e.add(opts, '"%s": prepopulate_from should be a list or tuple.' % f.name)
             if f.choices:
-                if not type(f.choices) in (tuple, list):
-                    e.add(opts, '"%s": "choices" should be either a tuple or list.' % f.name)
+                if not hasattr(f.choices, '__iter__'):
+                    e.add(opts, '"%s": "choices" needs to be an iterable such as a list or tuple.' % f.name)
                 else:
                     for c in f.choices:
                         if not type(c) in (tuple, list) or len(c) != 2: