code: def getConfigPaths(cls):
      
      configPaths = []
      if cls._configPaths is not None:
        return cls._configPaths
  
      else:
        if 'NTA_CONF_PATH' in os.environ:
          configVar = os.environ['NTA_CONF_PATH']
          # Return as a list of paths
          configPaths = configVar.split(os.pathsep)
  
        return configPaths
docs: Return the list of paths to search for configuration files.
  
      :returns: (list) of paths