diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
index a3113a3..a9927ab 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   * :c:func:`Py_GetCompiler`
   * :c:func:`Py_GetCopyright`
   * :c:func:`Py_GetPlatform`
+  * :c:func:`Py_GetProgramName`
   * :c:func:`Py_GetVersion`
 
 * Utilities:
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@
    The following functions **should not be called** before
    :c:func:`Py_Initialize`: :c:func:`Py_EncodeLocale`, :c:func:`Py_GetPath`,
    :c:func:`Py_GetPrefix`, :c:func:`Py_GetExecPrefix`,
-   :c:func:`Py_GetProgramFullPath`, :c:func:`Py_GetPythonHome`,
-   :c:func:`Py_GetProgramName` and :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads`.
+   :c:func:`Py_GetProgramFullPath`, :c:func:`Py_GetPythonHome` and
+   :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads`.
 
 
 .. _global-conf-vars:
diff --git a/Include/internal/pystate.h b/Include/internal/pystate.h
index b933421..50ad2fc 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pystate.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pystate.h
@@ -48,36 +48,9 @@
 #endif
     /* Set by Py_SetPath(), or computed by _PyPathConfig_Init() */
     wchar_t *module_search_path;
-    /* Python program name */
-    wchar_t *program_name;
-    /* Set by Py_SetPythonHome() or PYTHONHOME environment variable */
-    wchar_t *home;
 } _PyPathConfig;
 
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-#define _PyPathConfig_INIT \
-    {.program_full_path = NULL, \
-     .prefix = NULL, \
-     .dll_path = NULL, \
-     .module_search_path = NULL, \
-     .program_name = NULL, \
-     .home = NULL}
-#else
-#define _PyPathConfig_INIT \
-    {.program_full_path = NULL, \
-     .prefix = NULL, \
-     .exec_prefix = NULL, \
-     .module_search_path = NULL, \
-     .program_name = NULL, \
-     .home = NULL}
-#endif
-
-PyAPI_DATA(_PyPathConfig) _Py_path_config;
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(_PyInitError) _PyPathConfig_Calculate(
-    _PyPathConfig *config,
-    const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config);
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyPathConfig_Clear(_PyPathConfig *config);
+#define _PyPathConfig_INIT {.module_search_path = NULL}
 
 
 /* Full Python runtime state */
diff --git a/Include/pylifecycle.h b/Include/pylifecycle.h
index fa75169..d32c98b 100644
--- a/Include/pylifecycle.h
+++ b/Include/pylifecycle.h
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@
 #ifdef Py_BUILD_CORE
 PyAPI_FUNC(_PyInitError) _PyPathConfig_Init(
     const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config);
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyPathConfig_Fini(void);
 #endif
 PyAPI_FUNC(void)      Py_SetPath(const wchar_t *);
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-int _Py_CheckPython3(void);
+int _Py_CheckPython3();
 #endif
 
 /* In their own files */
diff --git a/Include/pystate.h b/Include/pystate.h
index 1d8aab6..60d001c 100644
--- a/Include/pystate.h
+++ b/Include/pystate.h
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@
     (_PyMainInterpreterConfig){\
      .install_signal_handlers = -1, \
      .module_search_path_env = NULL, \
-     .home = NULL, \
-     .program_name = NULL}
+     .home = NULL}
 
 typedef struct _is {
 
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 14f6f8a..f425a89 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -337,9 +337,8 @@
 		Python/importdl.o \
 		Python/marshal.o \
 		Python/modsupport.o \
-		Python/mysnprintf.o \
 		Python/mystrtoul.o \
-		Python/pathconfig.o \
+		Python/mysnprintf.o \
 		Python/peephole.o \
 		Python/pyarena.o \
 		Python/pyctype.o \
diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c
index fc2b544..9f5e8b3 100644
--- a/Modules/getpath.c
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     wchar_t *path_env;                 /* PATH environment variable */
+    wchar_t *home;                     /* PYTHONHOME environment variable */
+    wchar_t *module_search_path_env;   /* PYTHONPATH environment variable */
 
+    wchar_t *program_name;             /* Program name */
     wchar_t *pythonpath;               /* PYTHONPATH define */
     wchar_t *prefix;                   /* PREFIX define */
     wchar_t *exec_prefix;              /* EXEC_PREFIX define */
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@
 
 static const wchar_t delimiter[2] = {DELIM, '\0'};
 static const wchar_t separator[2] = {SEP, '\0'};
+static _PyPathConfig _Py_path_config = _PyPathConfig_INIT;
 
 
 /* Get file status. Encode the path to the locale encoding. */
@@ -356,15 +360,14 @@
    bytes long.
 */
 static int
-search_for_prefix(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                  PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *prefix)
+search_for_prefix(PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *prefix)
 {
     size_t n;
     wchar_t *vpath;
 
     /* If PYTHONHOME is set, we believe it unconditionally */
-    if (main_config->home) {
-        wcsncpy(prefix, main_config->home, MAXPATHLEN);
+    if (calculate->home) {
+        wcsncpy(prefix, calculate->home, MAXPATHLEN);
         prefix[MAXPATHLEN] = L'\0';
         wchar_t *delim = wcschr(prefix, DELIM);
         if (delim) {
@@ -423,10 +426,9 @@
 
 
 static void
-calculate_prefix(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                 PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *prefix)
+calculate_prefix(PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *prefix)
 {
-    calculate->prefix_found = search_for_prefix(main_config, calculate, prefix);
+    calculate->prefix_found = search_for_prefix(calculate, prefix);
     if (!calculate->prefix_found) {
         if (!Py_FrozenFlag) {
             fprintf(stderr,
@@ -468,19 +470,18 @@
    MAXPATHLEN bytes long.
 */
 static int
-search_for_exec_prefix(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                       PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *exec_prefix)
+search_for_exec_prefix(PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *exec_prefix)
 {
     size_t n;
 
     /* If PYTHONHOME is set, we believe it unconditionally */
-    if (main_config->home) {
-        wchar_t *delim = wcschr(main_config->home, DELIM);
+    if (calculate->home) {
+        wchar_t *delim = wcschr(calculate->home, DELIM);
         if (delim) {
             wcsncpy(exec_prefix, delim+1, MAXPATHLEN);
         }
         else {
-            wcsncpy(exec_prefix, main_config->home, MAXPATHLEN);
+            wcsncpy(exec_prefix, calculate->home, MAXPATHLEN);
         }
         exec_prefix[MAXPATHLEN] = L'\0';
         joinpath(exec_prefix, calculate->lib_python);
@@ -551,12 +552,9 @@
 
 
 static void
-calculate_exec_prefix(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                      PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *exec_prefix)
+calculate_exec_prefix(PyCalculatePath *calculate, wchar_t *exec_prefix)
 {
-    calculate->exec_prefix_found = search_for_exec_prefix(main_config,
-                                                          calculate,
-                                                          exec_prefix);
+    calculate->exec_prefix_found = search_for_exec_prefix(calculate, exec_prefix);
     if (!calculate->exec_prefix_found) {
         if (!Py_FrozenFlag) {
             fprintf(stderr,
@@ -587,8 +585,7 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-calculate_program_full_path(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                            PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
+calculate_program_full_path(PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
 {
     wchar_t program_full_path[MAXPATHLEN+1];
     memset(program_full_path, 0, sizeof(program_full_path));
@@ -607,8 +604,8 @@
      * other way to find a directory to start the search from.  If
      * $PATH isn't exported, you lose.
      */
-    if (wcschr(main_config->program_name, SEP)) {
-        wcsncpy(program_full_path, main_config->program_name, MAXPATHLEN);
+    if (wcschr(calculate->program_name, SEP)) {
+        wcsncpy(program_full_path, calculate->program_name, MAXPATHLEN);
     }
 #ifdef __APPLE__
      /* On Mac OS X, if a script uses an interpreter of the form
@@ -624,13 +621,11 @@
     else if(0 == _NSGetExecutablePath(execpath, &nsexeclength) &&
             execpath[0] == SEP)
     {
-        size_t len;
-        wchar_t *path = Py_DecodeLocale(execpath, &len);
-        if (path == NULL) {
-            return DECODE_LOCALE_ERR("executable path", len);
+        size_t r = mbstowcs(program_full_path, execpath, MAXPATHLEN+1);
+        if (r == (size_t)-1 || r > MAXPATHLEN) {
+            /* Could not convert execpath, or it's too long. */
+            program_full_path[0] = '\0';
         }
-        wcsncpy(program_full_path, path, MAXPATHLEN);
-        PyMem_RawFree(path);
     }
 #endif /* __APPLE__ */
     else if (calculate->path_env) {
@@ -650,7 +645,7 @@
                 wcsncpy(program_full_path, path, MAXPATHLEN);
             }
 
-            joinpath(program_full_path, main_config->program_name);
+            joinpath(program_full_path, calculate->program_name);
             if (isxfile(program_full_path)) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -815,15 +810,14 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-calculate_module_search_path(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                             PyCalculatePath *calculate,
+calculate_module_search_path(PyCalculatePath *calculate,
                              const wchar_t *prefix, const wchar_t *exec_prefix,
                              _PyPathConfig *config)
 {
     /* Calculate size of return buffer */
     size_t bufsz = 0;
-    if (main_config->module_search_path_env != NULL) {
-        bufsz += wcslen(main_config->module_search_path_env) + 1;
+    if (calculate->module_search_path_env != NULL) {
+        bufsz += wcslen(calculate->module_search_path_env) + 1;
     }
 
     wchar_t *defpath = calculate->pythonpath;
@@ -857,8 +851,8 @@
     buf[0] = '\0';
 
     /* Run-time value of $PYTHONPATH goes first */
-    if (main_config->module_search_path_env) {
-        wcscpy(buf, main_config->module_search_path_env);
+    if (calculate->module_search_path_env) {
+        wcscpy(buf, calculate->module_search_path_env);
         wcscat(buf, delimiter);
     }
 
@@ -909,6 +903,10 @@
 calculate_init(PyCalculatePath *calculate,
                const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
 {
+    calculate->home = main_config->home;
+    calculate->module_search_path_env = main_config->module_search_path_env;
+    calculate->program_name = main_config->program_name;
+
     size_t len;
     char *path = getenv("PATH");
     if (path) {
@@ -950,12 +948,9 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-calculate_path_impl(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                    PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
+calculate_path_impl(PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
 {
-    _PyInitError err;
-
-    err = calculate_program_full_path(main_config, calculate, config);
+    _PyInitError err = calculate_program_full_path(calculate, config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -969,13 +964,13 @@
 
     wchar_t prefix[MAXPATHLEN+1];
     memset(prefix, 0, sizeof(prefix));
-    calculate_prefix(main_config, calculate, prefix);
+    calculate_prefix(calculate, prefix);
 
     calculate_zip_path(calculate, prefix);
 
     wchar_t exec_prefix[MAXPATHLEN+1];
     memset(exec_prefix, 0, sizeof(exec_prefix));
-    calculate_exec_prefix(main_config, calculate, exec_prefix);
+    calculate_exec_prefix(calculate, exec_prefix);
 
     if ((!calculate->prefix_found || !calculate->exec_prefix_found) &&
         !Py_FrozenFlag)
@@ -984,8 +979,8 @@
                 "Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]\n");
     }
 
-    err = calculate_module_search_path(main_config, calculate,
-                                       prefix, exec_prefix, config);
+    err = calculate_module_search_path(calculate, prefix, exec_prefix,
+                                       config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -1008,10 +1003,33 @@
 }
 
 
-_PyInitError
-_PyPathConfig_Calculate(_PyPathConfig *config,
-                        const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
+static void
+pathconfig_clear(_PyPathConfig *config)
 {
+#define CLEAR(ATTR) \
+    do { \
+        PyMem_RawFree(ATTR); \
+        ATTR = NULL; \
+    } while (0)
+
+    CLEAR(config->prefix);
+    CLEAR(config->exec_prefix);
+    CLEAR(config->program_full_path);
+    CLEAR(config->module_search_path);
+#undef CLEAR
+}
+
+
+/* Initialize paths for Py_GetPath(), Py_GetPrefix(), Py_GetExecPrefix()
+   and Py_GetProgramFullPath() */
+_PyInitError
+_PyPathConfig_Init(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
+{
+    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path) {
+        /* Already initialized */
+        return _Py_INIT_OK();
+    }
+
     PyCalculatePath calculate;
     memset(&calculate, 0, sizeof(calculate));
 
@@ -1020,11 +1038,16 @@
         goto done;
     }
 
-    err = calculate_path_impl(main_config, &calculate, config);
+    _PyPathConfig new_path_config;
+    memset(&new_path_config, 0, sizeof(new_path_config));
+
+    err = calculate_path_impl(&calculate, &new_path_config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        pathconfig_clear(&new_path_config);
         goto done;
     }
 
+    _Py_path_config = new_path_config;
     err = _Py_INIT_OK();
 
 done:
@@ -1032,6 +1055,88 @@
     return err;
 }
 
+
+static void
+pathconfig_global_init(void)
+{
+    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path) {
+        /* Already initialized */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _PyInitError err;
+    _PyMainInterpreterConfig config = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_INIT;
+
+    err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv(&config);
+    if (!_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        err = _PyPathConfig_Init(&config);
+    }
+    _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Clear(&config);
+
+    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        _Py_FatalInitError(err);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+_PyPathConfig_Fini(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_clear(&_Py_path_config);
+}
+
+
+/* External interface */
+void
+Py_SetPath(const wchar_t *path)
+{
+    if (path == NULL) {
+        pathconfig_clear(&_Py_path_config);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _PyPathConfig new_config;
+    new_config.program_full_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(Py_GetProgramName());
+    new_config.exec_prefix = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
+    new_config.prefix = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
+    new_config.module_search_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(path);
+
+    pathconfig_clear(&_Py_path_config);
+    _Py_path_config = new_config;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetPath(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.module_search_path;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetPrefix(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.prefix;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetExecPrefix(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.exec_prefix;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetProgramFullPath(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.program_full_path;
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index 84706e1..e9d524a 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@
     /* non-zero if filename, command (-c) or module (-m) is set
        on the command line */
     int run_code;
+    wchar_t *program_name;
     /* Error message if a function failed */
     _PyInitError err;
     /* PYTHONWARNINGS env var */
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@
      .config = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_INIT, \
      .main_importer_path = NULL, \
      .run_code = -1, \
+     .program_name = NULL, \
      .err = _Py_INIT_OK(), \
      .env_warning_options = {0, NULL}}
 
@@ -453,6 +455,7 @@
 
     pymain_optlist_clear(&pymain->env_warning_options);
     Py_CLEAR(pymain->main_importer_path);
+    PyMem_RawFree(pymain->program_name);
 
     _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Clear(&pymain->config);
 
@@ -871,21 +874,14 @@
 
 
 /* Get the program name: use PYTHONEXECUTABLE and __PYVENV_LAUNCHER__
-   environment variables on macOS if available. */
-static _PyInitError
-config_get_program_name(_PyMainInterpreterConfig *config)
+   environment variables on macOS if available, use argv[0] by default.
+
+   Return 0 on success.
+   Set pymain->err and return -1 on error. */
+static int
+pymain_get_program_name(_PyMain *pymain)
 {
-    assert(config->program_name == NULL);
-
-    /* If Py_SetProgramName() was called, use its value */
-    wchar_t *program_name = _Py_path_config.program_name;
-    if (program_name != NULL) {
-        config->program_name = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(program_name);
-        if (config->program_name == NULL) {
-            return _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
-        }
-    }
-
+    assert(pymain->program_name == NULL);
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     char *p;
     /* On MacOS X, when the Python interpreter is embedded in an
@@ -898,13 +894,17 @@
        See Lib/plat-mac/bundlebuiler.py for details about the bootstrap
        script. */
     if ((p = Py_GETENV("PYTHONEXECUTABLE")) && *p != '\0') {
-        size_t len;
-        wchar_t* program_name = Py_DecodeLocale(p, &len);
-        if (program_name == NULL) {
-            return SET_DECODE_ERROR("PYTHONEXECUTABLE environment "
-                                    "variable", len);
+        wchar_t* buffer;
+        size_t len = strlen(p) + 1;
+
+        buffer = PyMem_RawMalloc(len * sizeof(wchar_t));
+        if (buffer == NULL) {
+            pymain->err = _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
+            return -1;
         }
-        config->program_name = program_name;
+
+        mbstowcs(buffer, p, len);
+        pymain->program_name = buffer;
     }
 #ifdef WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK
     else {
@@ -914,30 +914,21 @@
              * the argv0 of the stub executable
              */
             size_t len;
-            wchar_t* program_name = Py_DecodeLocale(pyvenv_launcher, &len);
-            if (program_name == NULL) {
-                return SET_DECODE_ERROR("__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__ environment "
-                                        "variable", len);
+            wchar_t* wbuf = Py_DecodeLocale(pyvenv_launcher, &len);
+            if (wbuf == NULL) {
+                SET_DECODE_ERROR("__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__", len);
+                return -1;
             }
-            config->program_name = program_name;
+            pymain->program_name = wbuf;
         }
     }
 #endif   /* WITH_NEXT_FRAMEWORK */
 #endif   /* __APPLE__ */
 
-    return _Py_INIT_OK();
-}
-
-
-/* If config_get_program_name() found no program name: use argv[0] by default.
-   Return 0 on success. Set pymain->err and return -1 on error. */
-static int
-pymain_get_program_name(_PyMain *pymain)
-{
-    if (pymain->config.program_name == NULL) {
+    if (pymain->program_name == NULL) {
         /* Use argv[0] by default */
-        pymain->config.program_name = pymain_wstrdup(pymain, pymain->argv[0]);
-        if (pymain->config.program_name == NULL) {
+        pymain->program_name = pymain_wstrdup(pymain, pymain->argv[0]);
+        if (pymain->program_name == NULL) {
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -959,6 +950,13 @@
 {
     _PyInitError err;
 
+    /* TODO: Print any exceptions raised by these operations */
+    err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Read(&pymain->config);
+    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        pymain->err = err;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     err = _Py_InitializeMainInterpreter(&pymain->config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         pymain->err = err;
@@ -1416,13 +1414,14 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-config_init_home(_PyMainInterpreterConfig *config)
+config_init_pythonhome(_PyMainInterpreterConfig *config)
 {
     wchar_t *home;
 
-    /* If Py_SetPythonHome() was called, use its value */
-    home = _Py_path_config.home;
+    home = Py_GetPythonHome();
     if (home) {
+        /* Py_SetPythonHome() has been called before Py_Main(),
+           use its value */
         config->home = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(home);
         if (config->home == NULL) {
             return _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
@@ -1442,7 +1441,7 @@
 _PyInitError
 _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv(_PyMainInterpreterConfig *config)
 {
-    _PyInitError err = config_init_home(config);
+    _PyInitError err = config_init_pythonhome(config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -1452,9 +1451,11 @@
         return err;
     }
 
-    err = config_get_program_name(config);
-    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
-        return err;
+    /* FIXME: _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Read() has the same code. Remove it
+       here? See also pymain_get_program_name() and pymain_parse_envvars(). */
+    config->program_name = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(Py_GetProgramName());
+    if (config->program_name == NULL) {
+        return _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
     }
 
     return _Py_INIT_OK();
@@ -1480,17 +1481,25 @@
     if (pymain_warnings_envvar(pymain) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
+    if (pymain_get_program_name(pymain) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    core_config->allocator = Py_GETENV("PYTHONMALLOC");
+
+    /* FIXME: move pymain_get_program_name() code into
+       _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv().
+       Problem: _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv() doesn't have access
+       to argv[0]. */
+    Py_SetProgramName(pymain->program_name);
+    /* Don't free program_name here: the argument to Py_SetProgramName
+       must remain valid until Py_FinalizeEx is called. The string is freed
+       by pymain_free(). */
 
     _PyInitError err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv(&pymain->config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(pymain->err)) {
         pymain->err = err;
         return -1;
     }
-    if (pymain_get_program_name(pymain) < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    core_config->allocator = Py_GETENV("PYTHONMALLOC");
 
     /* -X options */
     if (pymain_get_xoption(pymain, L"showrefcount")) {
@@ -1546,12 +1555,6 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    _PyInitError err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Read(&pymain->config);
-    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
-        pymain->err = err;
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1668,14 +1671,6 @@
            other special meaning */
         pymain->status = 120;
     }
-
-    /* _PyPathConfig_Clear() cannot be called in Py_FinalizeEx().
-       Py_Initialize() and Py_Finalize() can be called multiple times, but it
-       must not "forget" parameters set by Py_SetProgramName(), Py_SetPath() or
-       Py_SetPythonHome(), whereas _PyPathConfig_Clear() clear all these
-       parameters. */
-    _PyPathConfig_Clear(&_Py_path_config);
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/PC/getpathp.c b/PC/getpathp.c
index 08ed8cc..ad04b6b 100644
--- a/PC/getpathp.c
+++ b/PC/getpathp.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 #endif
 
 typedef struct {
+    wchar_t *module_search_path_env;   /* PYTHONPATH environment variable */
     wchar_t *path_env;                 /* PATH environment variable */
     wchar_t *home;                     /* PYTHONHOME environment variable */
 
@@ -125,11 +126,15 @@
     wchar_t *machine_path;   /* from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE */
     wchar_t *user_path;      /* from HKEY_CURRENT_USER */
 
+    wchar_t *program_name;             /* Program name */
     wchar_t argv0_path[MAXPATHLEN+1];
     wchar_t zip_path[MAXPATHLEN+1];
 } PyCalculatePath;
 
 
+static _PyPathConfig _Py_path_config = _PyPathConfig_INIT;
+
+
 /* determine if "ch" is a separator character */
 static int
 is_sep(wchar_t ch)
@@ -498,8 +503,7 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-get_program_full_path(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                      PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
+get_program_full_path(PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
 {
     wchar_t program_full_path[MAXPATHLEN+1];
     memset(program_full_path, 0, sizeof(program_full_path));
@@ -514,13 +518,12 @@
      * $PATH isn't exported, you lose.
      */
 #ifdef ALTSEP
-    if (wcschr(main_config->program_name, SEP) ||
-        wcschr(main_config->program_name, ALTSEP))
+    if (wcschr(calculate->program_name, SEP) || wcschr(calculate->program_name, ALTSEP))
 #else
-    if (wcschr(main_config->program_name, SEP))
+    if (wcschr(calculate->program_name, SEP))
 #endif
     {
-        wcsncpy(program_full_path, main_config->program_name, MAXPATHLEN);
+        wcsncpy(program_full_path, calculate->program_name, MAXPATHLEN);
     }
     else if (calculate->path_env) {
         wchar_t *path = calculate->path_env;
@@ -539,7 +542,7 @@
             }
 
             /* join() is safe for MAXPATHLEN+1 size buffer */
-            join(program_full_path, main_config->program_name);
+            join(program_full_path, calculate->program_name);
             if (exists(program_full_path)) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -710,6 +713,9 @@
                const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
 {
     calculate->home = main_config->home;
+    calculate->module_search_path_env = main_config->module_search_path_env;
+    calculate->program_name = main_config->program_name;
+
     calculate->path_env = _wgetenv(L"PATH");
 }
 
@@ -718,16 +724,12 @@
 get_pth_filename(wchar_t *spbuffer, _PyPathConfig *config)
 {
     if (config->dll_path[0]) {
-        if (!change_ext(spbuffer, config->dll_path, L"._pth") &&
-            exists(spbuffer))
-        {
+        if (!change_ext(spbuffer, config->dll_path, L"._pth") && exists(spbuffer)) {
             return 1;
         }
     }
     if (config->program_full_path[0]) {
-        if (!change_ext(spbuffer, config->program_full_path, L"._pth") &&
-            exists(spbuffer))
-        {
+        if (!change_ext(spbuffer, config->program_full_path, L"._pth") && exists(spbuffer)) {
             return 1;
         }
     }
@@ -813,9 +815,7 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-calculate_module_search_path(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                             PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config,
-                             wchar_t *prefix)
+calculate_module_search_path(PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config, wchar_t *prefix)
 {
     int skiphome = calculate->home==NULL ? 0 : 1;
 #ifdef Py_ENABLE_SHARED
@@ -824,10 +824,8 @@
 #endif
     /* We only use the default relative PYTHONPATH if we haven't
        anything better to use! */
-    int skipdefault = (main_config->module_search_path_env != NULL ||
-                       calculate->home != NULL ||
-                       calculate->machine_path != NULL ||
-                       calculate->user_path != NULL);
+    int skipdefault = (calculate->module_search_path_env!=NULL || calculate->home!=NULL || \
+                       calculate->machine_path!=NULL || calculate->user_path!=NULL);
 
     /* We need to construct a path from the following parts.
        (1) the PYTHONPATH environment variable, if set;
@@ -863,8 +861,8 @@
         bufsz += wcslen(calculate->machine_path) + 1;
     }
     bufsz += wcslen(calculate->zip_path) + 1;
-    if (main_config->module_search_path_env != NULL) {
-        bufsz += wcslen(main_config->module_search_path_env) + 1;
+    if (calculate->module_search_path_env != NULL) {
+        bufsz += wcslen(calculate->module_search_path_env) + 1;
     }
 
     wchar_t *buf, *start_buf;
@@ -872,9 +870,9 @@
     if (buf == NULL) {
         /* We can't exit, so print a warning and limp along */
         fprintf(stderr, "Can't malloc dynamic PYTHONPATH.\n");
-        if (main_config->module_search_path_env) {
+        if (calculate->module_search_path_env) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Using environment $PYTHONPATH.\n");
-            config->module_search_path = main_config->module_search_path_env;
+            config->module_search_path = calculate->module_search_path_env;
         }
         else {
             fprintf(stderr, "Using default static path.\n");
@@ -884,9 +882,8 @@
     }
     start_buf = buf;
 
-    if (main_config->module_search_path_env) {
-        if (wcscpy_s(buf, bufsz - (buf - start_buf),
-                     main_config->module_search_path_env)) {
+    if (calculate->module_search_path_env) {
+        if (wcscpy_s(buf, bufsz - (buf - start_buf), calculate->module_search_path_env)) {
             return INIT_ERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW();
         }
         buf = wcschr(buf, L'\0');
@@ -999,8 +996,8 @@
 
 
 static _PyInitError
-calculate_path_impl(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config,
-                    PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config)
+calculate_path_impl(PyCalculatePath *calculate, _PyPathConfig *config,
+                    const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
 {
     _PyInitError err;
 
@@ -1009,7 +1006,7 @@
         return err;
     }
 
-    err = get_program_full_path(main_config, calculate, config);
+    err = get_program_full_path(calculate, config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -1035,7 +1032,7 @@
 
     calculate_home_prefix(calculate, prefix);
 
-    err = calculate_module_search_path(main_config, calculate, config, prefix);
+    err = calculate_module_search_path(calculate, config, prefix);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -1058,28 +1055,145 @@
 }
 
 
-_PyInitError
-_PyPathConfig_Calculate(_PyPathConfig *config,
-                        const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
+static void
+pathconfig_clear(_PyPathConfig *config)
 {
+#define CLEAR(ATTR) \
+    do { \
+        PyMem_RawFree(ATTR); \
+        ATTR = NULL; \
+    } while (0)
+
+    CLEAR(config->prefix);
+    CLEAR(config->program_full_path);
+    CLEAR(config->dll_path);
+    CLEAR(config->module_search_path);
+#undef CLEAR
+}
+
+
+/* Initialize paths for Py_GetPath(), Py_GetPrefix(), Py_GetExecPrefix()
+   and Py_GetProgramFullPath() */
+_PyInitError
+_PyPathConfig_Init(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
+{
+    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path) {
+        /* Already initialized */
+        return _Py_INIT_OK();
+    }
+
+    _PyInitError err;
+
     PyCalculatePath calculate;
     memset(&calculate, 0, sizeof(calculate));
 
     calculate_init(&calculate, main_config);
 
-    _PyInitError err = calculate_path_impl(main_config, &calculate, config);
+    _PyPathConfig new_path_config;
+    memset(&new_path_config, 0, sizeof(new_path_config));
+
+    err = calculate_path_impl(&calculate, &new_path_config, main_config);
     if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
         goto done;
     }
 
+    _Py_path_config = new_path_config;
     err = _Py_INIT_OK();
 
 done:
+    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        pathconfig_clear(&new_path_config);
+    }
     calculate_free(&calculate);
     return err;
 }
 
 
+static void
+pathconfig_global_init(void)
+{
+    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path) {
+        /* Already initialized */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _PyInitError err;
+    _PyMainInterpreterConfig config = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_INIT;
+
+    err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv(&config);
+    if (!_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        err = _PyPathConfig_Init(&config);
+    }
+    _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Clear(&config);
+
+    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        _Py_FatalInitError(err);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+_PyPathConfig_Fini(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_clear(&_Py_path_config);
+}
+
+
+/* External interface */
+
+void
+Py_SetPath(const wchar_t *path)
+{
+    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path != NULL) {
+        pathconfig_clear(&_Py_path_config);
+    }
+
+    if (path == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _PyPathConfig new_config;
+    new_config.program_full_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(Py_GetProgramName());
+    new_config.prefix = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
+    new_config.dll_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
+    new_config.module_search_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(path);
+
+    pathconfig_clear(&_Py_path_config);
+    _Py_path_config = new_config;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetPath(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.module_search_path;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetPrefix(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.prefix;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetExecPrefix(void)
+{
+    return Py_GetPrefix();
+}
+
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetProgramFullPath(void)
+{
+    pathconfig_global_init();
+    return _Py_path_config.program_full_path;
+}
+
+
 /* Load python3.dll before loading any extension module that might refer
    to it. That way, we can be sure that always the python3.dll corresponding
    to this python DLL is loaded, not a python3.dll that might be on the path
@@ -1089,7 +1203,7 @@
 static int python3_checked = 0;
 static HANDLE hPython3;
 int
-_Py_CheckPython3(void)
+_Py_CheckPython3()
 {
     wchar_t py3path[MAXPATHLEN+1];
     wchar_t *s;
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index b430e05..3793cbd 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\modsupport.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\mysnprintf.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\mystrtoul.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Python\pathconfig.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\peephole.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\pyarena.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\pyctype.c" />
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
index c9aa3da..1d33c6e 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -896,9 +896,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\mystrtoul.c">
       <Filter>Python</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Python\pathconfig.c">
-      <Filter>Python</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\peephole.c">
       <Filter>Python</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/Python/pathconfig.c b/Python/pathconfig.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a03f7d..0000000
--- a/Python/pathconfig.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,266 +0,0 @@
-/* Path configuration like module_search_path (sys.path) */
-
-#include "Python.h"
-#include "osdefs.h"
-#include "internal/pystate.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-
-_PyPathConfig _Py_path_config = _PyPathConfig_INIT;
-
-
-void
-_PyPathConfig_Clear(_PyPathConfig *config)
-{
-    /* _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator() is needed to get a known memory allocator,
-       since Py_SetPath(), Py_SetPythonHome() and Py_SetProgramName() can be
-       called before Py_Initialize() which can changes the memory allocator. */
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-#define CLEAR(ATTR) \
-    do { \
-        PyMem_RawFree(ATTR); \
-        ATTR = NULL; \
-    } while (0)
-
-    CLEAR(config->prefix);
-    CLEAR(config->program_full_path);
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-    CLEAR(config->dll_path);
-#else
-    CLEAR(config->exec_prefix);
-#endif
-    CLEAR(config->module_search_path);
-    CLEAR(config->home);
-    CLEAR(config->program_name);
-#undef CLEAR
-
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-}
-
-
-/* Initialize paths for Py_GetPath(), Py_GetPrefix(), Py_GetExecPrefix()
-   and Py_GetProgramFullPath() */
-_PyInitError
-_PyPathConfig_Init(const _PyMainInterpreterConfig *main_config)
-{
-    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path) {
-        /* Already initialized */
-        return _Py_INIT_OK();
-    }
-
-    _PyInitError err;
-    _PyPathConfig new_config = _PyPathConfig_INIT;
-
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    /* Calculate program_full_path, prefix, exec_prefix (Unix)
-       or dll_path (Windows), and module_search_path */
-    err = _PyPathConfig_Calculate(&new_config, main_config);
-    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
-        _PyPathConfig_Clear(&new_config);
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    /* Copy home and program_name from main_config */
-    if (main_config->home != NULL) {
-        new_config.home = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(main_config->home);
-        if (new_config.home == NULL) {
-            err = _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
-            goto done;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        new_config.home = NULL;
-    }
-
-    new_config.program_name = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(main_config->program_name);
-    if (new_config.program_name == NULL) {
-        err = _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    _PyPathConfig_Clear(&_Py_path_config);
-    _Py_path_config = new_config;
-
-    err = _Py_INIT_OK();
-
-done:
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-    return err;
-}
-
-
-static void
-pathconfig_global_init(void)
-{
-    if (_Py_path_config.module_search_path) {
-        /* Already initialized */
-        return;
-    }
-
-    _PyInitError err;
-    _PyMainInterpreterConfig config = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_INIT;
-
-    err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_ReadEnv(&config);
-    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    err = _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Read(&config);
-    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    err = _PyPathConfig_Init(&config);
-    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Clear(&config);
-    return;
-
-error:
-    _PyMainInterpreterConfig_Clear(&config);
-    _Py_FatalInitError(err);
-}
-
-
-/* External interface */
-
-void
-Py_SetPath(const wchar_t *path)
-{
-    if (path == NULL) {
-        _PyPathConfig_Clear(&_Py_path_config);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    _PyPathConfig new_config;
-    new_config.program_full_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(Py_GetProgramName());
-    new_config.prefix = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-    new_config.dll_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
-#else
-    new_config.exec_prefix = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(L"");
-#endif
-    new_config.module_search_path = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(path);
-
-    /* steal the home and program_name values (to leave them unchanged) */
-    new_config.home = _Py_path_config.home;
-    _Py_path_config.home = NULL;
-    new_config.program_name = _Py_path_config.program_name;
-    _Py_path_config.program_name = NULL;
-
-    _PyPathConfig_Clear(&_Py_path_config);
-    _Py_path_config = new_config;
-
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-}
-
-
-void
-Py_SetPythonHome(wchar_t *home)
-{
-    if (home == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    PyMem_RawFree(_Py_path_config.home);
-    _Py_path_config.home = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(home);
-
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    if (_Py_path_config.home == NULL) {
-        Py_FatalError("Py_SetPythonHome() failed: out of memory");
-    }
-}
-
-
-void
-Py_SetProgramName(wchar_t *program_name)
-{
-    if (program_name == NULL || program_name[0] == L'\0') {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
-    _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    PyMem_RawFree(_Py_path_config.program_name);
-    _Py_path_config.program_name = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(program_name);
-
-    PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
-
-    if (_Py_path_config.program_name == NULL) {
-        Py_FatalError("Py_SetProgramName() failed: out of memory");
-    }
-}
-
-
-wchar_t *
-Py_GetPath(void)
-{
-    pathconfig_global_init();
-    return _Py_path_config.module_search_path;
-}
-
-
-wchar_t *
-Py_GetPrefix(void)
-{
-    pathconfig_global_init();
-    return _Py_path_config.prefix;
-}
-
-
-wchar_t *
-Py_GetExecPrefix(void)
-{
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-    return Py_GetPrefix();
-#else
-    pathconfig_global_init();
-    return _Py_path_config.exec_prefix;
-#endif
-}
-
-
-wchar_t *
-Py_GetProgramFullPath(void)
-{
-    pathconfig_global_init();
-    return _Py_path_config.program_full_path;
-}
-
-
-wchar_t*
-Py_GetPythonHome(void)
-{
-    pathconfig_global_init();
-    return _Py_path_config.home;
-}
-
-
-wchar_t *
-Py_GetProgramName(void)
-{
-    pathconfig_global_init();
-    return _Py_path_config.program_name;
-}
-
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index 523397f..f0a49f9 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -804,12 +804,7 @@
     }
 
     if (config->program_name == NULL) {
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-        const wchar_t *program_name = L"python";
-#else
-        const wchar_t *program_name = L"python3";
-#endif
-        config->program_name = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(program_name);
+        config->program_name = _PyMem_RawWcsdup(Py_GetProgramName());
         if (config->program_name == NULL) {
             return _Py_INIT_NO_MEMORY();
         }
@@ -1278,6 +1273,8 @@
 
     call_ll_exitfuncs();
 
+    _PyPathConfig_Fini();
+
     _PyRuntime_Finalize();
     return status;
 }
@@ -1494,6 +1491,61 @@
     PyInterpreterState_Delete(interp);
 }
 
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+static wchar_t *progname = L"python";
+#else
+static wchar_t *progname = L"python3";
+#endif
+
+void
+Py_SetProgramName(wchar_t *pn)
+{
+    if (pn && *pn)
+        progname = pn;
+}
+
+wchar_t *
+Py_GetProgramName(void)
+{
+    return progname;
+}
+
+static wchar_t *default_home = NULL;
+
+void
+Py_SetPythonHome(wchar_t *home)
+{
+    default_home = home;
+}
+
+
+wchar_t*
+Py_GetPythonHome(void)
+{
+    /* Use a static buffer to avoid heap memory allocation failure.
+       Py_GetPythonHome() doesn't allow to report error, and the caller
+       doesn't release memory. */
+    static wchar_t buffer[MAXPATHLEN+1];
+
+    if (default_home) {
+        return default_home;
+    }
+
+    char *home = Py_GETENV("PYTHONHOME");
+    if (!home) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size_t size = Py_ARRAY_LENGTH(buffer);
+    size_t r = mbstowcs(buffer, home, size);
+    if (r == (size_t)-1 || r >= size) {
+        /* conversion failed or the static buffer is too small */
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return buffer;
+}
+
 /* Add the __main__ module */
 
 static _PyInitError