ohai throws stack when python is not in path

the python plugin calls methods on a block scoped variable without checking to see if the variable has been defined. trace below

[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin os
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin ruby
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin languages
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin kernel
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin command
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin ec2
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin hostname
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin openbsd4.4::hostname
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin network
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin openbsd4.4::network
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin erlang
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin java
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin keys
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin ohai_time
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin platform
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin openbsd4.4::platform
[Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0900] INFO: Loading plugin python
/home/msf/git/ohai/lib/ohai/plugins/python.rb:24:in `from_file': private method `split' called for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/mixin/command.rb:185:in `[]'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/mixin/command.rb:185:in `popen4'
from /home/msf/git/ohai/lib/ohai/plugins/python.rb:22:in `from_file'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:117:in `require_plugin'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:112:in `each'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:112:in `require_plugin'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:99:in `all_plugins'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:92:in `each'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:92:in `all_plugins'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:90:in `each'
from ./bin/../lib/ohai/system.rb:90:in `all_plugins'
from bin/ohai:55