--- /usr/lib/python2.4/site.py	2005-03-30 15:01:32.000000000 -0600
+++ site.py	2006-07-19 15:33:35.000000000 -0500
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@
         # Filter out duplicate paths (on case-insensitive file systems also
         # if they only differ in case); turn relative paths into absolute
         # paths.
+        if dir == '':
+            # On some platforms there is an extra empty string in the list
+            # of paths, which causes the current working directory to always
+            # be added to the search path. Prevent this.
+            # it will be added later if it is required by the code that adds
+            # dirname(sys.argv[0])
+            continue
         dir, dircase = makepath(dir)
         if not dircase in known_paths:
             L.append(dir)