code: def itemByPath( self, path, includeRoot = False ):
          
          sep     = self.separator()
          path    = nativestring(path).strip(sep)
          if ( not path ):
              if ( includeRoot ):
                  return self.invisibleRootItem()
              else:
                  return None
              
          splt    = path.split(sep)
          item    = self.invisibleRootItem()
          for part in splt:
              next_item = None
              for row in range(item.rowCount()):
                  child = item.child(row)
                  if ( child.text() == part ):
                      next_item = child
                      break
              
              if ( not next_item ):
                  item = None
                  break
                  
              item = next_item
              item.initialize()
          
          return item
docs: Loads the items for the given path.
          
          :param      path        | <str>
                      includeRoot | <bool>