Optimize abspath() slightly for the case that win32api can't be

imported; in that case, abspath is replaced by a fallback version.

Lib/ntpath.py

@@ -403,11 +403,16 @@ def abspath(path):
     """Return the absolute version of a path"""
     try:
         import win32api
+    except ImportError:
+        global abspath
+        def _abspath(path):
+            if not isabs(path):
+                path = join(os.getcwd(), path)
+            return normpath(path)
+        abspath = _abspath
+        return _abspath(path)
     try:
         path = win32api.GetFullPathName(path)
     except win32api.error:
         pass # Bad path - return unchanged.
-    except ImportError:
-        if not isabs(path):
-            path = join(os.getcwd(), path)
     return normpath(path)