File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/config/__init__.py", line 16, in <module> from .application import * File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/config/application.py", line 31, in <module> from IPython.config.configurable import SingletonConfigurable File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/config/configurable.py", line 33, in <module> from IPython.utils.text import indent, wrap_paragraphs File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/utils/text.py", line 28, in <module> from IPython.external.path import path File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/external/path/__init__.py", line 2, in <module> from path import * File "/home/jhammel/python/path.py", line 25 print root(path) ^

#!/usr/bin/env python

# example code

import os

def resource_path(path):
    """
    getting a resource filename (absolute path)
    - path: relative path
    """

    try:
        # use pkg_resources if available
        # http://pythonhosted.org/distribute/setuptools.html#non-package-data-files
        from pkg_resources import Requirement, resource_filename
        return resource_filename(Requirement.parse("MyProject"),path)
    except ImportError:
        # assume file lives relative to this file
        here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
        return os.path.join(here, path)