~/.local not in sys.path?

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    >> I don't see ~/.local in sys.path.

    $,1(T(P(\(x(P(](B> Here it is,
    $,1(T(P(\(x(P(](B> /home/damjan/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages
    $,1(T(P(\(x(P(](B> by default no special settings (on ArchLinux if it matters).

Thanks.  I have such a large sys.path (too many eggs) that I didn't see it.
When I got a bit more precise in my search it revealed itself:

    >>> [p for p in sys.path if '.local' in p]
    ['/Users/skip/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages']

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