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+:func:`posixpath.expanduser` now returns the input *path* unchanged if the
+``HOME`` environment variable is not set and the current user has no home
+directory (if the current user identifier doesn't exist in the password
+database). This change fix the :mod:`site` module if the current user doesn't
+exist in the password database (if the user has no home directory).