# File: sys-path-example-1.py

import sys

print "path has", len(sys.path), "members"

# add the sample directory to the path
sys.path.insert(0, "samples")
import sample

# nuke the path
sys.path = []
import random # oops!

## path has 7 members
## this is the sample module!
## Traceback (innermost last):
##   File "sys-path-example-1.py", line 11, in ?
##     import random # oops!
## ImportError: No module named random