--- /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py	2018-04-23 17:29:19.555209060 +0000
+++ /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py	2018-04-23 17:32:53.448304174 +0000
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@
 def _init():
     import sys
 
-    sys_path = sys.path[:]
+    try:
+        sys_path = sys.path[:]
 
-    _gtk.init_check()
-
-    # init_check calls PySys_SetArgv which calls sys.path.insert(0, ''),
-    # which causes problems for pychecker, restore it if modified.
-    if sys.path != sys_path:
-        sys.path[:] = sys_path
+        try:
+            _gtk.init_check()
+        except RuntimeError, e:
+            import warnings
+            warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning)
+    finally:
+        # init_check calls PySys_SetArgv which calls sys.path.insert(0, ''),
+        # which causes problems for pychecker, restore it if modified.
+        if sys.path != sys_path:
+            sys.path[:] = sys_path
 
     # install the default log handlers
     _gtk.add_log_handlers()