Put user provided paths at the front of sys.path instead of the back

spyder-ide · Dec 22, 2021 · 8894da4 · 8894da4
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diff --git a/spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py b/spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ def set_spyder_pythonpath():
     pypath = os.environ.get('SPY_PYTHONPATH')
     if pypath:
         pathlist = pypath.split(os.pathsep)
-        sys.path.extend(pathlist)
+        # User provided paths should take priority
+        [sys.path.insert(0, p) for p in reversed(pathlist)]
 
 set_spyder_pythonpath()