def METHOD_NAME(self):
    if self.path_includes_course:
        root = os.path.join(self.coursedir.course_id, self.coursedir.assignment_id)
        other_path = os.path.join(self.coursedir.course_id, "*")
    else:
        root = self.coursedir.assignment_id
        other_path = "*"
    self.src_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.assignment_dir, root))
    self.coursedir.assignment_id = os.path.split(self.src_path)[-1]
    if not os.path.isdir(self.src_path):
        self._assignment_not_found(self.src_path, os.path.abspath(other_path))