def get_checkpoint_file(self):
        """
        Returns:
            str: The latest checkpoint file in target directory.
        """
        save_file = os.path.join(self.save_dir, "last_checkpoint")
        try:
            with PathManager.open(save_file, "r") as f:
                last_saved = f.read().strip()
        except IOError:
            # if file doesn't exist, maybe because it has just been
            # deleted by a separate process
            return ""
        return os.path.join(self.save_dir, last_saved)

        Returns:
            str: The latest checkpoint file in target directory.
        
fastreid/utils/checkpoint.py