dir_object = cpy_string_to_unicode_or_bytes(dir); /* New reference. */
if (dir_object == NULL) {
ERROR("python plugin: Unable to convert \"%s\" to "
"a python object.", dir);
free(dir);
cpy_log_exception("python initialization");
dir_object = cpy_string_to_unicode_or_bytes(dir); /* New reference. */
if (dir_object == NULL) {
ERROR("python plugin: Unable to convert \"%s\" to "
"a python object.", dir);
free(dir);
cpy_log_exception("python initialization");