diff --git a/dominoes/fileManagement.py b/dominoes/fileManagement.py
index 4869983..6064cd1 100644
--- a/dominoes/fileManagement.py
+++ b/dominoes/fileManagement.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
@@ -23,3 +25,12 @@ def figsPath():
 
 def netPath():
     return codePath() / "experiments" / "savedNetworks"
+
+
+def local_repo_path():
+    """
+    method for returning local repo path
+    (assumes that this module is one below the dominoes package in the main repo folder)
+    """
+    repo_folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + "/.."
+    return repo_folder