load the user prefs before python so the python userdir is read.

source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_init_exit.c

@@ -129,18 +129,23 @@ void WM_init(bContext *C, int argc, char **argv)
 	
 	init_builtin_keyingsets(); /* editors/animation/keyframing.c */
 	
-	/* python needs initializing before loading the .B.blend
-	 * because it may contain PyDrivers. It also needs to be after
-	 * initializing space types and other internal data */
+	/* get the default database, plus a wm */
+	WM_read_homefile(C, NULL);
+
+	/* note: there is a bug where python needs initializing before loading the
+	 * .B25.blend because it may contain PyDrivers. It also needs to be after
+	 * initializing space types and other internal data.
+	 *
+	 * However cant redo this at the moment. Solution is to load python
+	 * before WM_read_homefile() or make py-drivers check if python is running.
+	 * Will try fix when the crash can be repeated. - campbell. */
+
 #ifndef DISABLE_PYTHON
 	BPY_set_context(C); /* necessary evil */
 	BPY_start_python(argc, argv);
 	BPY_load_user_modules(C);
 #endif
 
-	/* get the default database, plus a wm */
-	WM_read_homefile(C, NULL);
-
 	wm_init_reports(C); /* reports cant be initialized before the wm */
 
 	if (!G.background) {