X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=bindings%2Fpython%2Fnotmuch%2Fdatabase.py;h=ab3cdec53738ee5e1398e5efea766ebba85e6629;hp=d8413671ad5610938909540076042e602d8eac6e;hb=c1094bc2d767159b5478cd0399d37a4813d0de05;hpb=786f9882e8b408e6ad4c6b7abfef1ac54144be15

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