pythonpath_fix.py

import os
import sys

# BEGIN PYTHONPATH FIX #
# appends root of project if PYTHONPATH is not set;
# relies on the presence of .git in project root.
root_proj_path = os.getcwd()
root_flag = False
while not('.git' in os.listdir(root_proj_path)) and not(root_flag):
    if root_proj_path == '/':
        root_flag = True
    root_proj_path = os.path.split(root_proj_path)[0]
    print root_proj_path
if not(root_proj_path in sys.path) and not(root_flag):
    sys.path.append(root_proj_path)
# END  PYTHONPATH  FIX #