Errors in parent folder path that IDE adds to sys.path

[Brian Redmond]

Sikuli-X-1.0rc3 (r905)-win32
Java 6 Update 37, 32-bit
Win 7 64bit

1. Create a folder that starts with the letter a or b, ex: 'C:\Users\Public\automation'
2. Open sikuli IDE, and create the following one line script:

print(str(sys.path))

3 .Save this script with any name inside the folder created in step one
4. Run the script and check the output in the IDE message window

The last entry in the list should be the path of the script's parent folder, but will look like this:
'C:\\Users\\Public\x07utomation'
where the \a has been translated to x07
folders starting with b become x08

When trying to import modules from the parent folder, this causes the modules to not be found.