diff --git a/gnome2/gnome-python/gnome-python.conf b/gnome2/gnome-python/gnome-python.conf
index bb5aeea37..d6c1e0a04 100644
--- a/gnome2/gnome-python/gnome-python.conf
+++ b/gnome2/gnome-python/gnome-python.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../gnome-python/gnome-python.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -13,6 +14,14 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+gnome_pi() {
+	PYVER="`python -V 2>&1 | sed 's/Python \([0-9]\.[0-9]\).*/\1/'`"
+	cat > $root/etc/profile.d/gnome-python <<-EOF
+export PYTHONPATH=\$PYTHONPATH\${PYTHONPATH:+:}/$prefix/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages:/$prefix/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages/gtk-2.0
+EOF
+}
+
+hook_add postinstall 3 gnome_pi
 
 var_append confopt ' ' "--disable-dependency-tracking"
 runpysetup=0