diff --git a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
index f900ba5a00..2de722c338 100644
--- a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
@@ -759,4 +759,9 @@ def comma_sep(some_list, sep):
 			some_list = ["'%s'" % s for s in some_list]
 			return ", ".join(some_list[:-1]) + sep + some_list[-1]
 	else:
-		return some_list
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+		return some_list
+		
+def get_base_path():
+	import conf
+	import os
+	return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(conf.__file__))
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