Performance when working directory is slow network drive

[Fredrik Lundh]

Mark Hadfield wrote:
> 1. Why having the current directory in the search path affects the import
> time for the os module much more than it does for other modules I tested
> (like string). Is this because os is a package?

try running the interpreter with -vv (very verbose) might
give you additional clues:

    python -vv -c "import os"

(look for "trying" messages)

Cheers /F