Allow raw dicts to be used in update statements

localized_fields/fields/field.py

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ class LocalizedField(HStoreField):
         specified, we'll treat it as an empty :see:LocalizedValue
         instance, on which the validation will fail.
 
+        Dictonaries are converted into :see:LocalizedValue instances.
+
         Arguments:
             value:
                 The :see:LocalizedValue instance to serialize
@@ -141,6 +143,9 @@ class LocalizedField(HStoreField):
             extracted from the specified value.
         """
 
+        if isinstance(value, dict):
+            value = LocalizedValue(value)
+
         # default to None if this is an unknown type
         if not isinstance(value, LocalizedValue) and value:
             value = None