2 files changed, 41 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/source4/scripting/python/modules.c b/source4/scripting/python/modules.c
index 5365c5007d..198b3ccf12 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/python/modules.c
+++ b/source4/scripting/python/modules.c
@@ -61,10 +61,47 @@ void py_load_samba_modules(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void py_update_path(const char *bindir)
+static bool PySys_PathPrepend(PyObject *list, const char *path)
+{
+	PyObject *py_path = PyString_FromString(path);
+	if (py_path == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	return (PyList_Insert(list, 0, py_path) == 0);
+}
+
+bool py_update_path(const char *bindir)
 {
 	char *newpath;
-	asprintf(&newpath, "%s/python:%s/../scripting/python:%s", bindir, bindir, Py_GetPath());
-	PySys_SetPath(newpath);
+	PyObject *mod_sys, *py_path;
+
+	mod_sys = PyImport_ImportModule("sys");
+	if (mod_sys == NULL) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	py_path = PyObject_GetAttrString(mod_sys, "path");
+	if (py_path == NULL) {
+		return false;
+	}	
+
+	if (!PyList_Check(py_path)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	asprintf(&newpath, "%s/../scripting/python", bindir);
+	if (!PySys_PathPrepend(py_path, newpath)) {
+		free(newpath);
+		return false;
+	}
 	free(newpath);
+
+	asprintf(&newpath, "%s/python", bindir);
+	if (!PySys_PathPrepend(py_path, newpath)) {
+		free(newpath);
+		return false;
+	}
+	free(newpath);
+
+	return true;
 }
diff --git a/source4/scripting/python/modules.h b/source4/scripting/python/modules.h
index 6b242ee257..4d1067cdd4 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/python/modules.h
+++ b/source4/scripting/python/modules.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define __SAMBA_PYTHON_MODULES_H__
 
 void py_load_samba_modules(void);
-void py_update_path(const char *bindir);
+bool py_update_path(const char *bindir);
 
 #define py_iconv_convenience(mem_ctx) smb_iconv_convenience_init(mem_ctx, "ASCII", PyUnicode_GetDefaultEncoding(), true)