eastein@shelob ~ $ python
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
Python 2.4.4 (#1, Dec 19 2007, 06:08:50) 
[GCC 3.4.6 (Gentoo 3.4.6-r2, ssp-3.4.6-1.0, pie-8.7.10)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    import sys