Source code for psi4.driver.util.filesystem

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import os


def join_path(prefix, *args):
    path = str(prefix)
    for elt in args:
        path = os.path.join(path, str(elt))
    return path


def ancestor(dir, n=1):
    """Get the nth ancestor of a directory."""
    parent = os.path.abspath(dir)
    for i in range(n):
        parent = os.path.dirname(parent)
    return parent