code: def abspath(self, path):
          '''
          Transform the path to an absolute path
  
          Args:
              path (string): The path to transform to an absolute path
  
          Returns:
              string: The absolute path to the file
          '''
          if not path.startswith(os.path.sep) or path.startswith('~'):
              path = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(self.base_path, path))
          return patf abspath(self, path):
          '''
          Transform the path to an absolute path
  
          Args:
              path (string): The path to transform to an absolute path
  
          Returns:
              string: The absolute path to the file
          '''
          if not path.startswith(os.path.sep) or path.startswith('~'):
              path = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(self.base_path, path))
          return path
docs: Transform the path to an absolute path
  
          Args:
              path (string): The path to transform to an absolute path
  
          Returns:
              string: The absolute path to the file