Installing Python in a path that contains a blank

[Konrad Hinsen]

I am trying to install Python from sources in my home directory on a  
Mac cluster (running MacOS X 10.4.8). The path to my home directory  
contains a blank, and since the installation procedure insists on  
getting an absolute path for the prefix, I cannot avoid installing to  
a path whose name contains a blank. Python does not seem to be  
prepared for this, as it uses only the part before the blank,  
resulting in numerous error messages.

Does anyone know a workaround?

Thanks,
   Konrad.