diff --git a/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake b/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake
index ed6ade6a0..6c97ba341 100644
--- a/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 
 #=============================================================================
-# Copyright 2005-2009 Kitware, Inc.
+# Copyright 2005-2010 Kitware, Inc.
 #
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
 # see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
 FIND_PROGRAM(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE
-  NAMES python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python2.0 python1.6 python1.5 python
+  NAMES python2.7 python2.6 python2.5 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python2.0 python1.6 python1.5 python
   PATHS
+  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.7\\InstallPath]
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.6\\InstallPath]
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.5\\InstallPath]
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.4\\InstallPath]