Standardize the sys.path fix up and fix a few pylint warnings.

pylintrc

 [MASTER]
 
 # Specify a configuration file.
 #rcfile=
 
 # Python code to execute, usually for sys.path manipulation such as
 # pygtk.require().
 #init-hook=
 
 # Profiled execution.
@@ skipping 39 matching lines @@
 # R0912: Too many branches (N/12)
 # R0913: Too many arguments (N/5)
 # R0914: Too many local variables (N/15)
 # R0915: Too many statements (N/50)
 # R0921: Abstract class not referenced
 # R0922: Abstract class is only referenced 1 times
 # W0122: Use of the exec statement
 # W0141: Used builtin function ''
 # W0142: Used * or ** magic
 # W0402: Uses of a deprecated module 'string'
+# W0403: Relative import 'X', should be 'Y.X'
 # W0404: 41: Reimport 'XX' (imported line NN)
 # W0511: TODO
 # W0603: Using the global statement
 # W0613: Unused argument ''
 # W0703: Catch "Exception"
 # W1201: Specify string format arguments as logging function parameters
-disable=C0103,C0111,C0302,I0010,I0011,R0401,R0801,R0901,R0902,R0903,R0904,R0911,R0912,R0913,R0914,R0915,R0921,R0922,W0122,W0141,W0142,W0402,W0404,W0511,W0603,W0613,W0703,W1201
+disable=C0103,C0111,C0302,I0010,I0011,R0401,R0801,R0901,R0902,R0903,R0904,R0911,R0912,R0913,R0914,R0915,R0921,R0922,W0122,W0141,W0142,W0402,W0403,W0404,W0511,W0603,W0613,W0703,W1201
 
 
 [REPORTS]
 
 # Set the output format. Available formats are text, parseable, colorized, msvs
 # (visual studio) and html
 output-format=text
 
 # Include message's id in output
 include-ids=yes
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 # given file (report R0402 must not be disabled)
 import-graph=
 
 # Create a graph of external dependencies in the given file (report R0402 must
 # not be disabled)
 ext-import-graph=
 
 # Create a graph of internal dependencies in the given file (report R0402 must
 # not be disabled)
 int-import-graph=