django project root self discovery

The architecture of a project in Django

• root/

  • app1/
  • app2/
  • …
  • main/
    • settings.py

Inside settings.py:

SITE_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) -> gives the path of the file settings.py: root/main/. This is NOT THE ROOT OF THE PROJECT

PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__name__)) -> gives the root of the project: root/. This is THE ROOT OF THE PROJECT.