def METHOD_NAME():
    filename = os.path.join("/", "home", user, "ipolDevel", "ipol_demo", "modules",
                            "config_common", "modules.xml")
    tree = ET.parse(filename)
    root = tree.getroot()
    element = root.find('baseURL')
    assert element is not None, f"Couldn't find <baseURL> in {filename}"
    return element.text