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diff --git a/sfa/rspecs/elements/element.py b/sfa/rspecs/elements/element.py
index 7f79e810..21f0949c 100644
--- a/sfa/rspecs/elements/element.py
+++ b/sfa/rspecs/elements/element.py
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ class Element(dict):
 
     fields = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, fields={}, element=None, keys=None):
+    def __init__(self, fields=None, element=None, keys=None):
+        if fields is None:
+            fields = {}
         self.element = element
         dict.__init__(self, dict.fromkeys(self.fields))
         if not keys:
             keys = fields.keys()
         for key in keys:
             if key in fields:
-                self[key] = fields[key] 
-
+                self[key] = fields[key]
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         if hasattr(self.__dict__, name):
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ class Element(dict):
         elif hasattr(self.element, name):
             return getattr(self.element, name)
         else:
-            raise AttributeError, "class Element has no attribute %s" % name
+            raise AttributeError("class Element of type {} has no attribute {}"
+                                 .format(self.__class__.__name__, name))