diff --git a/svgpathtools/path.py b/svgpathtools/path.py
index 9f6ea3f..5209ad0 100644
--- a/svgpathtools/path.py
+++ b/svgpathtools/path.py
@@ -2394,8 +2394,12 @@ class Path(MutableSequence):
     def __delitem__(self, index):
         del self._segments[index]
         self._length = None
-        self._start = self._segments[0].start
-        self._end = self._segments[-1].end
+        if len(self._segments) > 0:
+            self._start = self._segments[0].start
+            self._end = self._segments[-1].end
+        else:
+            self._start = None
+            self._end = None
 
     def __iter__(self):
         return self._segments.__iter__()
@@ -2452,6 +2456,8 @@ class Path(MutableSequence):
     def point(self, pos):
 
         # Shortcuts
+        if len(self._segments) == 0:
+            return None
         if pos == 0.0:
             return self._segments[0].point(pos)
         if pos == 1.0:
@@ -2555,25 +2561,27 @@ class Path(MutableSequence):
 
     @property
     def start(self):
-        if not self._start:
+        if not self._start and len(self._segments)>0:
             self._start = self._segments[0].start
         return self._start
 
     @start.setter
     def start(self, pt):
         self._start = pt
-        self._segments[0].start = pt
+        if len(self._segments)>0:
+            self._segments[0].start = pt
 
     @property
     def end(self):
-        if not self._end:
+        if not self._end and len(self._segments)>0:
             self._end = self._segments[-1].end
         return self._end
 
     @end.setter
     def end(self, pt):
         self._end = pt
-        self._segments[-1].end = pt
+        if len(self._segments)>0:
+            self._segments[-1].end = pt
 
     def d(self, useSandT=False, use_closed_attrib=False, rel=False):
         """Returns a path d-string for the path object.