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18858	add ROOT_PATH to settings.py template	Julien Bouquillon	nobody	"Hi,

Looks like everybody always add this on top of their settings.py (me too) :

{{{
import os
ROOT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
}}}

I'm wondering why this couldnt be present in the project_template settings.py

I know this is not a real 'setting', rather python code, but adding this would simplify things a bit for beginners and prevent hard coded paths which are usually a bad practice.
"	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Core (Management commands)	1.4	Normal	fixed		ke1g	Accepted	0	0	0	0	1	0