--- Python-2.3.3/Python/sysmodule.c.orig 2003-08-09 11:48:29.000000000 +0200 +++ Python-2.3.3/Python/sysmodule.c 2004-05-02 13:54:01.000000000 +0200 @@ -1209,12 +1209,6 @@ #endif /* Unix */ } #endif /* All others */ - a = PyString_FromStringAndSize(argv0, n); - if (a == NULL) - Py_FatalError("no mem for sys.path insertion"); - if (PyList_Insert(path, 0, a) < 0) - Py_FatalError("sys.path.insert(0) failed"); - Py_DECREF(a); } Py_DECREF(av); }