--- gnm-py-interpreter.c	2008-01-18 21:28:20.000000000 +0100
+++ gnm-py-interpreter.c.new	2009-01-28 22:58:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 	interpreter->plugin = plugin;
 
 	PySys_SetArgv (G_N_ELEMENTS (plugin_argv) - 1, plugin_argv);
+	PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path = filter(None, sys.path)");
 	py_initgnumeric (interpreter);
 
 	return interpreter;
