text: import os.path
  
  from django.views.static import serve
  
  
  def sendfile(request, filename, **kwargs):
      '''
      Send file using django dev static file server.
  
      DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION
      this is only to be used when developing and is provided
      for convenience only
      '''
      dirname = os.path.dirname(filename)
      basename = os.path.basename(filename)
      return serve(request, basename, dirname)
  