Index: Lib/site.py =================================================================== --- Lib/site.py (Revision 83405) +++ Lib/site.py (Arbeitskopie) @@ -182,7 +182,12 @@ return names = [name for name in names if name.endswith(".pth")] for name in sorted(names): - addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths) + try: + addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths) + except Exception as err: + print("Error processing %r:" % os.path.join(sitedir, name), + err, file=sys.stderr) + continue if reset: known_paths = None return known_paths