SF bug 735293: Command line timeit.py sets sys.path badly

rhettinger · rhettinger · commit 22952a3efc48 · 2003-05-20T04:59:56.000Z
Paul Moore's patch to have timeit.py check the current directory for
imports (instead of the directory for Lib/timeit.py).
diff --git a/Lib/timeit.py b/Lib/timeit.py
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ def main(args=None):
             print __doc__,
             return 0
     setup = "\n".join(setup) or "pass"
+    # Include the current directory, so that local imports work (sys.path
+    # contains the directory of this script, rather than the current
+    # directory)
+    import os
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
     t = Timer(stmt, setup, timer)
     if number == 0:
         # determine number so that 0.2 <= total time < 2.0
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ Trent Mick
 Roman Milner
 Dom Mitchell
 Doug Moen
+Paul Moore
 The Dragon De Monsyne
 Skip Montanaro
 James A Morrison
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Library
 - Fixed socket speed loss caused by use of the _socketobject wrapper class
   in socket.py.
 
+- timeit.py now checks the current directory for imports.
+
 Tools/Demos
 -----------
 
