Using Python's os.path, how do I go up one directory?

Question

I recently upgrade Django from v1.3.1 to v1.4.

In my old settings.py I have

TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file_         


        

Answer 1

from os.path import dirname, realpath, join
join(dirname(realpath(dirname(__file__))), 'templates')

Update:

If you happen to "copy" settings.py through symlinking, @forivall's answer is better:

~user/
    project1/  
        mysite/
            settings.py
        templates/
            wrong.html

    project2/
        mysite/
            settings.py -> ~user/project1/settings.py
        templates/
            right.html

The method above will 'see' wrong.html while @forivall's method will see right.html

In the absense of symlinks the two answers are identical.