python: get directory two levels up

Question

Ok...I dont know where module x is, but I know that I need to get the path to the directory two levels up.

So, is there a more elegant way to do:

Answer 1

You can use this as a generic solution:

import os

def getParentDir(path, level=1):
  return os.path.normpath( os.path.join(path, *([".."] * level)) )