--- HTTPRequest.py.orig	Wed Feb 20 19:14:20 2002
+++ HTTPRequest.py	Wed Feb 20 19:16:00 2002
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
         """ Treat the current publishing object as a VirtualRoot """
         other = self.other
         if type(path) is type(''):
-            path = filter(None, path.split( '/'))
+            path = path.split('/')
+        path = filter(None, path)
         self._script[:] = map(quote, path)
         del self._steps[:]
         parents = other['PARENTS']