code: def get_object_by_path(path):
      
  
      # nothing to do here
      if not isinstance(path, basestring):
          return None
  
      # path must be a string
      path = str(path)
  
      portal = get_portal()
      portal_path = get_path(portal)
  
      if path == portal_path:
          return portal
  
      if path.startswith(portal_path):
          segments = path.split("/")
          path = "/".join(segments[2:])
  
      try:
          return portal.restrictedTraverse(str(path))
      except (KeyError, AttributeError):
          fail(404, "No object could be found at {}".format(str(path)))
docs: Find an object by a given physical path
  
      :param path: The physical path of the object to find
      :type path: string
      :returns: Found Object or None
      :rtype: object