diff --git a/mercurial/dispatch.py b/mercurial/dispatch.py
--- a/mercurial/dispatch.py
+++ b/mercurial/dispatch.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def _dispatch(ui, args):
     path = _findrepo(os.getcwd()) or ""
     if not path:
         lui = ui
-    if path:
+    else:
         try:
             lui = ui.copy()
             lui.readconfig(os.path.join(path, ".hg", "hgrc"))
diff --git a/mercurial/repo.py b/mercurial/repo.py
--- a/mercurial/repo.py
+++ b/mercurial/repo.py
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ class repository(object):
         url = self.url()
         if url.endswith('/'):
             return url + path
-        return url + '/' + path
+        else:
+            return url + '/' + path
diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class ui(object):
     def _path(self, loc):
         p = self.config('paths', loc)
         if p and '%%' in p:
-            self.warn('(deprecated \'%%\' in path %s=%s from %s)\n' %
+            self.warn("(deprecated '%%' in path %s=%s from %s)\n" %
                     (loc, p, self.configsource('paths', loc)))
             p = p.replace('%%', '%')
         return p