code: def get_absolute_path(some_path):
      
      if os.path.isabs(some_path):
          return some_path
      else:
          return evaluate_relative_path(os.getcwd(), some_path)
docs: This function will return an appropriate absolute path for the path it is
      given. If the input is absolute, it will return unmodified; if the input is
      relative, it will be rendered as relative to the current working directory.