[Python-ideas] Security: remove "." from sys.path?

[Chris Barker]

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 3:55 AM, Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A minimum change would be to add the (empty string) at the end of sys.path
> in Python 3.7 rather than adding it at the start.
>
> It would increase Python usability since it avoids the "random has no
> randint() function" caused by a random.py file in the script directory. In
> my experience, this bug hits every developers starting to learn Python and
> it can be very strange when you get the error when trying to run IDLE.
>

But it would add the "why won't python import my file?!??!" problem, which
newbies also struggle with.

Which leaves me with no suggestion for a solution...

-CHB



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