From 9429a0b0482b8bc19231729ddc2b8deb5f7954f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rafal Chlodnicki <rchl2k@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:42:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Run Package Control settings helper in isolated mode

---
 actions/setup/install_package_control.sh | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/actions/setup/install_package_control.sh b/actions/setup/install_package_control.sh
index d3965451..70d55bd9 100644
--- a/actions/setup/install_package_control.sh
+++ b/actions/setup/install_package_control.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$UNITTESTING_PC_PACKAGES" ]; then
     echo Adding packages to be installed by Package Control:
     printf '%s' "$UNITTESTING_PC_PACKAGES" | sed 's/^/  /'
-    python3 -B - "$STP/User/Package Control.sublime-settings" <<'EOF'
+    # -I keeps the current directory, usually the package checkout, off sys.path, so that its modules can't shadow the
+    # standard library, e.g. a `types.py` breaking `import json`.
+    python3 -I -B - "$STP/User/Package Control.sublime-settings" <<'EOF'
 import json
 import os
 import sys