The empty string is a valid import path.
(fixes #1496539)
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index e09365b..1a71b5c 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -1251,9 +1251,11 @@
}
else if (importer == Py_None) {
/* No importer was found, so it has to be a file.
- * Check if the directory is valid. */
+ * Check if the directory is valid.
+ * Note that the empty string is a valid path, but
+ * not stat'able, hence the check for len. */
#ifdef HAVE_STAT
- if (stat(buf, &statbuf) != 0) {
+ if (len && stat(buf, &statbuf) != 0) {
/* Directory does not exist. */
PyDict_SetItem(path_importer_cache,
v, Py_False);