title: Go above BASE_DIR in django
body: <p>I am new to Django, Quite Confused here.</p>
  
  <p>This is BASE_DIR</p>
  
  <pre><code>BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
  
  └── MY_PROJECT
   │   MY_APP
   ├── BASE_DIR
   │   ├── settings.py
   │   │   /**
             ALL OTHER FILES **/
       └── manage.py
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now, How should I access my app directory in a settings.py file ??</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7D1A9.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">vision is the project name, api is the app</a></p>
  
  <p>This is BASE_DIR which gets printed:</p>
  
  <p>/Users/roger/Desktop/WebDevelopment/mine/vision/vision</p>