From c1094bc2d767159b5478cd0399d37a4813d0de05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justus Winter <4winter@informatik.uni-hamburg.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:56:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] python: allow an empty path as parameter to
 Database.get_directory

Signed-off-by: Justus Winter <4winter@informatik.uni-hamburg.de>
---
 bindings/python/notmuch/database.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
index d8413671..ab3cdec5 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class Database(object):
         """
         self._assert_db_is_initialized()
         # sanity checking if path is valid, and make path absolute
-        if path[0] == os.sep:
+        if path and path[0] == os.sep:
             # we got an absolute path
             if not path.startswith(self.get_path()):
                 # but its initial components are not equal to the db path
-- 
2.39.2