code: def get_settings_path(settings_module):
      '''
      Hunt down the settings.py module by going up the FS path
      '''
      cwd = os.getcwd()
      settings_filename = '%s.py' % (
          settings_module.split('.')[-1]
      )
      while cwd:
          if settings_filename in os.listdir(cwd):
              break
          cwd = os.path.split(cwd)[0]
          if os.name == 'nt' and NT_ROOT.match(cwd):
              return None
          elif cwd == '/':
              return None
      return cwf get_settings_path(settings_module):
      '''
      Hunt down the settings.py module by going up the FS path
      '''
      cwd = os.getcwd()
      settings_filename = '%s.py' % (
          settings_module.split('.')[-1]
      )
      while cwd:
          if settings_filename in os.listdir(cwd):
              break
          cwd = os.path.split(cwd)[0]
          if os.name == 'nt' and NT_ROOT.match(cwd):
              return None
          elif cwd == '/':
              return None
      return cwd
docs: Hunt down the settings.py module by going up the FS path