#! /usr/bin/env python 
# -*- python -*-
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import os
import sys

def find_dir(d,required=True):
    idir = os.getcwd()    
    last_idir = ''    
    while idir != last_idir:
        mfile = os.path.join(idir,d)
        if os.path.exists(mfile):
            break
        last_idir = idir
        idir = os.path.dirname(idir)
    if not os.path.exists(mfile):
        if required:
            print("Could not find {} file, looking upwards".format(mfile))
            sys.exit(1)
        return None
    return mfile