FILES_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
"archive/files"))
-if FILES_PATH.startswith(settings.MEDIA_ROOT):
- FILES_SAVE_PATH = FILES_PATH[len(settings.MEDIA_ROOT):].lstrip('/')
+_media_root = os.path.abspath(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+if FILES_PATH.startswith(_media_root):
+ FILES_SAVE_PATH = FILES_PATH[len(_media_root):].lstrip('/')
# here the app keeps the unmanaged (archive) files