diff --git a/gapi/drive_api.py b/gapi/drive_api.py
index c4553a3..2a33d85 100644
--- a/gapi/drive_api.py
+++ b/gapi/drive_api.py
@@ -26,28 +26,24 @@ class drive_api(API):
         del root_meta['kind']
         self.filesystem['/'][0] = root_meta
 
-    def __inner_path_func__(self,path,parent):
-        if len(path) > 1:
-            n = path.pop()
-            try:
-                new_parent = parent[n]
-            except KeyError:
-                self.fill_in(parent)
-                new_parent = parent[n]
-            return self.__inner_path_func__(path,new_parent)
-        else:
+    def get_file_by_path(self,path):
+        path = split_path(path)
+        parent = self.filesystem
+        for sub in path[:-1]:
             try:
-                return parent[path[0]]
+                parent = parent[sub]
             except KeyError:
                 self.fill_in(parent)
-            try:
-                return parent[path[0]]
-            except KeyError:
-                raise FileNotFoundError()
-
-    def get_file_by_path(self,path):
-        path = split_path(path,True)
-        return self.__inner_path_func__(path,self.filesystem)
+                parent = parent[sub]
+        end = path[-1]
+        try:
+            return parent[end]
+        except KeyError:
+            self.fill_in(parent)
+        try:
+            return parent[end]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise FileNotFoundError()
 
     # finds all files and folders from a parent
     def fill_in(self,parent):
diff --git a/test_drive.py b/test_drive.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38f8150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_drive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from gapi.drive_api import drive_api,APPLICATION_NAME
+my_api = drive_api(APPLICATION_NAME,r'test\drive\client_secret.json',r'test\drive')
+file = my_api.get_file_by_path('/Python/Lib/site-packages/sympy/calculus/tests/__init__.py')
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