PyApi

* refcount error if StringIO or io modules could not be imported
* importing python modules like math didnt work because the script registration overwrote the script path. now just prepend the path.

source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c

@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@ void BPY_run_ui_scripts(bContext *C, int reload)
 	
 	PyGILState_STATE gilstate;
 	PyObject *mod;
-	PyObject *sys_path_orig;
-	PyObject *sys_path_new;
+	PyObject *sys_path;
 
 	gilstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 	
@@ -466,6 +465,10 @@ void BPY_run_ui_scripts(bContext *C, int reload)
 	BPy_SetContext(C);
 	bpy_import_main_set(CTX_data_main(C));
 
+
+	sys_path= PySys_GetObject("path"); /* borrow */
+	PyList_Insert(sys_path, 0, Py_None); /* place holder, resizes the list */
+
 	for(a=0; dirs[a]; a++) {
 		dirname= BLI_gethome_folder(dirs[a]);
 
@@ -476,15 +479,9 @@ void BPY_run_ui_scripts(bContext *C, int reload)
 
 		if(!dir)
 			continue;
-
-		/* backup sys.path */
-		sys_path_orig= PySys_GetObject("path");
-		Py_INCREF(sys_path_orig); /* dont free it */
 		
-		sys_path_new= PyList_New(1);
-		PyList_SET_ITEM(sys_path_new, 0, PyUnicode_FromString(dirname));
-		PySys_SetObject("path", sys_path_new);
-		Py_DECREF(sys_path_new);
+		/* set the first dir in the sys.path for fast importing of modules */
+		PyList_SetItem(sys_path, 0, PyUnicode_FromString(dirname)); /* steals the ref */
 			
 		while((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 			/* We could stat the file but easier just to let python
@@ -514,11 +511,10 @@ void BPY_run_ui_scripts(bContext *C, int reload)
 		}
 
 		closedir(dir);
-
-		PySys_SetObject("path", sys_path_orig);
-		Py_DECREF(sys_path_orig);
 	}
 	
+	PyList_SetSlice(sys_path, 0, 1, NULL); /* remove the first item */
+
 	bpy_import_main_set(NULL);
 	
 	PyGILState_Release(gilstate);

source/blender/python/intern/bpy_util.c

@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ PyObject *BPY_exception_buffer(void)
 	PyObject *stderr_backup = PySys_GetObject("stderr"); /* borrowed */
 	PyObject *string_io = NULL;
 	PyObject *string_io_buf = NULL;
-	PyObject *string_io_mod;
-	PyObject *string_io_getvalue;
+	PyObject *string_io_mod= NULL;
+	PyObject *string_io_getvalue= NULL;
 	
 	PyObject *error_type, *error_value, *error_traceback;
 	
@@ -369,14 +369,11 @@ PyObject *BPY_exception_buffer(void)
 #else
 	if(! (string_io_mod= PyImport_ImportModule("io")) ) {
 #endif
-		return NULL;
+		goto error_cleanup;
 	} else if (! (string_io = PyObject_CallMethod(string_io_mod, "StringIO", NULL))) {
-		Py_DECREF(string_io_mod);
-		return NULL;
+		goto error_cleanup;
 	} else if (! (string_io_getvalue= PyObject_GetAttrString(string_io, "getvalue"))) {
-		Py_DECREF(string_io_mod);
-		Py_DECREF(string_io);
-		return NULL;
+		goto error_cleanup;
 	}
 	
 	Py_INCREF(stdout_backup); // since these were borrowed we dont want them freed when replaced.
@@ -403,6 +400,18 @@ PyObject *BPY_exception_buffer(void)
 	
 	PyErr_Clear();
 	return string_io_buf;
+	
+	
+error_cleanup:
+	/* could not import the module so print the error and close */
+	Py_XDECREF(string_io_mod);
+	Py_XDECREF(string_io);
+	
+	PyErr_Restore(error_type, error_value, error_traceback);
+	PyErr_Print(); /* print the error */
+	PyErr_Clear();
+	
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 char *BPy_enum_as_string(EnumPropertyItem *item)