pathing issues

lsst-uk · Mar 26, 2024 · 07eb820 · 07eb820
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commit 07eb820
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/src/adler/utilities/tests_utilities.py b/src/adler/utilities/tests_utilities.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 
 
 def get_test_data_path():
-    # This file's path: `<base_directory>/src/sorcha/utilities/test_data_utilities.py`
-    # THIS_DIR = `<base_directory>/`
-    THIS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
+    # where is this file?
+    path_to_file = os.path.abspath(__file__)
 
-    # Returned path: `<base_directory>/tests/data/filename`
-    return os.path.join(THIS_DIR, "tests/data")
+    # the test data folder is thus:
+    path_to_data = os.path.join(str(Path(path_to_file).parents[3]), "tests/data/")
+
+    return path_to_data
 
 
 def get_test_data_filepath(filename):