Rewrote Jack's latest change so it does what it intended to do...
diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index a2de4f2..eaa08a7 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@
_dirs_in_sys_path = {}
for dir in sys.path:
# Filter out paths that don't exist, but leave in the empty string
- # since it's a special case. Except on the mac, where files are legal
- # in sys.path.
- if dir and not os.path.isdir(dir) and sys.platform != 'mac':
- continue
+ # since it's a special case. We also need to special-case the Mac,
+ # as file names are allowed on sys.path there.
+ if sys.platform != 'mac':
+ if dir and not os.path.isdir(dir):
+ continue
+ else:
+ if dir and not os.path.exists(dir):
+ continue
dir, dircase = makepath(dir)
if not _dirs_in_sys_path.has_key(dircase):
L.append(dir)