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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.2.045
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.2.045
+Problem:    The Python interface has an empty entry in sys.path.
+Solution:   Filter out the empty entry. (idea from James Vega)
+Files:	    src/if_python.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.2.044/src/if_python.c	Thu Jul 24 16:24:48 2008
+--- src/if_python.c	Thu Nov 20 11:03:53 2008
+***************
+*** 531,536 ****
+--- 531,542 ----
+  	if (PythonMod_Init())
+  	    goto fail;
+  
++ 	/* Remove the element from sys.path that was added because of our
++ 	 * argv[0] value in PythonMod_Init().  Previously we used an empty
++ 	 * string, but dependinding on the OS we then get an empty entry or
++ 	 * the current directory in sys.path. */
++ 	PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path = filter(lambda x: x != '/must>not&exist', sys.path)");
++ 
+  	/* the first python thread is vim's, release the lock */
+  	Python_SaveThread();
+  
+***************
+*** 2345,2351 ****
+  {
+      PyObject *mod;
+      PyObject *dict;
+!     static char *(argv[2]) = {"", NULL};
+  
+      /* Fixups... */
+      BufferType.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+--- 2351,2358 ----
+  {
+      PyObject *mod;
+      PyObject *dict;
+!     /* The special value is removed from sys.path in Python_Init(). */
+!     static char *(argv[2]) = {"/must>not&exist/foo", NULL};
+  
+      /* Fixups... */
+      BufferType.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+*** ../vim-7.2.044/src/version.c	Thu Nov 20 10:36:04 2008
+--- src/version.c	Thu Nov 20 10:58:11 2008
+***************
+*** 678,679 ****
+--- 678,681 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     45,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
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+
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