[issue10496] "import site failed" when Python can't find home directory (sysconfig._getuserbase)

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com> added the comment:

Main changes of the patch, if the current user has no home directory (no entry in /etc/passwd) and there is HOME environment variable:

 - sysconfig.get_config_vars() doesn't have a 'userbase' variable. sysconfig.get_config_var('userbase') returns None as any other nonexistent key.
 - sysconfig.get_paths() doesn't create a path if expand fails (without raising an error or emiting a warning). For example, sysconfig.get_paths(scheme='posix_user') returns an empty dict.

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