def _canonical_path(self, morf, directory=False):
"""Return the canonical path of the module or file `morf`.
If the module is a package, then return its directory. If it is a
module, then return its file, unless `directory` is True, in which
case return its enclosing directory.
"""
morf_path = PythonFileReporter(morf, self).filename
if morf_path.endswith("__init__.py") or directory:
morf_path = os.path.split(morf_path)[0]
return morf_path
