[Python-Dev] Cannot set PYTHONPATH with big paths with Python 3.0 and 3.1

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> I've reported bug http://bugs.python.org/issue5924 some time ago and I
> think it's a release blocker -- it seems easy to fix, but I don't have
> time to actually submit a patch, so, I'd like to draw attention to it,
> especially as a release candidate is already out.

In absence of a patch, it can't be a release blocker, IMO. It's not a
really critical bug (just an annoying one), as it is possible to work
around it (e.g. by setting sys.path in sitecustomize, or by moving
all modules into a single directory so that sys.path doesn't have to
be that long).

If nobody else has time to submit a patch, either, Python 3.1 will
get released with this bug.

Regards,
Martin