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example.py

from bottle import Bottle

app = Bottle()

# Resource configuration (relative to current file)
app.resources.add_path('./data/', base=__file__)

# Override default resources with files in test directory
app.resources.add_path('/home/marc/dev/test_data/', index=0)

# Some functions that need file resources ...

def connect_db():
    db_file = app.resources.find('sqlite.db')
    return sqlite3.connect(db_file)

def init_db():
    with app.resources.open('schema.sql') as fp:
        db = connect_db()
        db.cursor().executescript(fp.read())

Ah, that makes a lot more sense now :)! Great.

Yes, I think something like get() is better than find(). Find implies some sort of searching. Maybe get could be a bit confusing as we are in an web/http context where get has a special meaning... but I have nothing better for now. get_path() or get_abs_path may be a bit long...

hm, what about: app.ressources["schema.sql"] ?

I guess

app.resources.add_path('/home/marc/dev/', index=0)
with app.resources.open("data/schema.sql") as fp:
    pass
with app.resources.open("design/design.css") as fp:
    pass

would work too?

What about making app.resources available in every template without adding it on each returned dictionary with relative paths?
So I can do something like this in the template:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ resources['static/design.css'] }}" type="text/css">

But maybe that would be a bit to much magic :).