# Access perspective theme folder in web dev python endpoint

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**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-perspective-theme-folder-in-web-dev-python-endpoint/44759 "2021-03-22T17:36:24Z")\
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> [@How to get Ignition install directory (OS agnostic)?](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-ignition-install-directory-os-agnostic/40456/3):
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> Thanks! from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway import IgnitionGateway context = IgnitionGateway.get() projectParentFolder = str(context.systemManager.dataDir.absoluteFile).replace('\\','/') + '/projects/'

```auto
themes = context.systemManager.dataDir.toPath().resolve("modules").resolve("com.inductiveautomation.perspective").resolve("themes")

system.file.readFileAsString(themes.resolve("dark.css").toAbsolutePath())

```

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