--- unittest.py	Thu Apr 26 02:46:42 2001
+++ /home/bcsaller/unittest.py	Fri May 11 00:44:46 2001
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import string
 import os
 import types
+import inspect
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Test framework core
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@
            method when executed. Raises a ValueError if the instance does
            not have a method with the specified name.
         """
+
         try:
             self.__testMethodName = methodName
             testMethod = getattr(self, methodName)
@@ -151,6 +153,19 @@
             raise ValueError, "no such test method in %s: %s" % \
                   (self.__class__, methodName)
 
+    def getPath(self, file=None):
+        """Return a path to the directory in which the test is
+        located. This is useful when the test need to use files as
+        data, but may be run from a vareity of locations. If called
+        with an optional argument the directory and the argument will
+        be joined into the name name of a file"""
+        if not hasattr(self, "_path"):
+            self._path = os.path.dirname(inspect.getsourcefile(self.__class__))
+
+        if file:
+            return os.path.join(self._path, file)
+        return self._path
+
     def setUp(self):
         "Hook method for setting up the test fixture before exercising it."
         pass