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How does an instance of Askbot know where its core files are?
 
   
  
 
 
I made the mistake of assuming that I would be able to migrate up to the newest version of Askbot. 
I ran into issues.
I cloned the Git repository into /Users/Bryan/work/delete_askbot and checked out the the Revision that was working and trying to use the fixtures I had created before I migrated so I can test the migration.
 
My askbot instance keeps trying to use the original path: 

/Users/Bryan/work/askbot-discussion
 
The original instance was at: 

/Users/Bryan/work/askbot-discussion/askbotBeast
 
The instance I'm trying to work revert back to the earlier with is: 

/Users/Bryan/work/delete_askbot/askbotBeast
 
Here's the Python Path for the temporary instance of Askbot:  
 
In [8]: sys.path 

Out[8]: 

['/Users/Bryan/work/delete_askbot/askbotBeast', 

 '/Users/Bryan/work/askbot-discussion', 

 '/Users/Bryan/work/delete_askbot/askbotBeast', 

 '/Users/Bryan/work/askbot-discussion/askbot/deps',]
 
Where is '/Users/Bryan/work/askbot-discussion' added to the Python path?
 
 
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    asked 12 years ago,
        
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You can figure this out by
 
import askbot
import os.path
ASKBOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(askbot.__file__)

 
If you want to find where the settings file is, then use the same trick in the settings.py file and store that file name in an additional setting.
 
 
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I know the path for the askbot module that is being imported. I'm trying to figure out how to import an askbot module with a different path. The current import of askbot is /Users/Bryan/work/askbot-discussion/askbot             I want to import the askbot module at /Users/Bryan/work/delete_askbot/askbot
 
 
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