now the exp_config_json file gets checked for the output field, and t…

…he code tries to create this. this is to avoid a warning from the CMOR module. it might be good to be able to do all of this so well that we could error on warning some day. ... oither than that, not much other than keeping certain other things around like CMOR behavior field values

fre/cmor/cmor_mixer.py

@@ -112,13 +112,12 @@ def check_dataset_for_ocean_grid(ds):
             "(check_dataset_for_ocean_grid) 'xh' found in var_list. ocean grid req'd but not yet unimplemented. stop.")
 
 
-def get_vertical_dimension(ds,target_var):
+def get_vertical_dimension(ds, target_var):
     '''
     determines the vertical dimensionality of target_var within netCDF4 Dataset ds. accepts two
     arguments and returns an object represnting the vertical dimensions assoc with the target_var.
         ds: netCDF4.Dataset object containing variables with associated dimensional information.
         target_var: string, representating a variable contained within the netCDF4.Dataset ds
-
     '''
     vert_dim = 0
     for name, variable in ds.variables.items():
@@ -152,20 +151,16 @@ def create_tmp_dir(outdir, json_exp_config = None):
                 file output. tmp_dir will be slightly different depending on the output directory
                 targeted
     '''
-    outdir_from_exp_config=None
+    outdir_from_exp_config = None
     if json_exp_config is not None:
         with open(json_exp_config, "r", encoding = "utf-8") as table_config_file:
             try:
-                print('                   FOO')
-                exp_config = json.load(table_config_file)
-                print('                   BAR')
-                outdir_from_exp_config = exp_config["outpath"]
+                outdir_from_exp_config = json.load(table_config_file)["outpath"]
             except:
-                print(f'(create_tmp_dir) could not read outdir from json_exp_config... oh well!')
-                
-
+                print(f'(create_tmp_dir) could not read outdir from json_exp_config... oh well!')        
+
+    print(f"(create_tmp_dir) outdir_from_exp_config = {outdir_from_exp_config}")        
     print(f"(create_tmp_dir) outdir = {outdir}")
-    assert False
     tmp_dir = None
     if any( [ outdir == "/local2",
               outdir.find("/work") != -1,
@@ -178,9 +173,16 @@ def create_tmp_dir(outdir, json_exp_config = None):
     try:
         os.makedirs(tmp_dir, exist_ok=True)
         if outdir_from_exp_config is not None:
-            os.makedirs(tmp_dir+'/'+outdir_from_exp_config, exist_ok=True)
+            print(f'(create_tmp_dir) attempting to create {outdir_from_exp_config} dir in tmp_dir targ')
+            try:
+                os.makedirs(tmp_dir+'/'+outdir_from_exp_config, exist_ok=True)
+            except:
+                print(f'(create_tmp_dir) attempting to create {outdir_from_exp_config} dir in tmp_dir targ did not work')
+                print( '                 .... oh well! it was ust to try to avoid a warning anyways.... moving on')
+                pass
     except Exception as exc:
-        raise OSError('(create_tmp_dir) problem creating temp output directory. stop.') from exc
+        raise OSError(f'(create_tmp_dir) problem creating tmp output directory {tmp_dir}. stop.') from exc
+
     return tmp_dir
 
 
@@ -302,9 +304,9 @@ def rewrite_netcdf_file_var ( proj_table_vars = None,
     # now we set up the cmor module object
     # initialize CMOR
     cmor.setup(
-        netcdf_file_action    = cmor.CMOR_PRESERVE,
-        set_verbosity         = cmor.CMOR_NORMAL, #CMOR_QUIET, #default is CMOR_NORMAL
-        exit_control          = cmor.CMOR_EXIT_ON_WARNING,#CMOR_NORMAL,
+        netcdf_file_action    = cmor.CMOR_PRESERVE, #CMOR_APPEND,#
+        set_verbosity         = cmor.CMOR_NORMAL, #CMOR_QUIET,#
+        exit_control          = cmor.CMOR_NORMAL,#CMOR_EXIT_ON_WARNING,#
         logfile               = './foo.log',
         create_subdirectories = 1
     )
@@ -389,6 +391,7 @@ def rewrite_netcdf_file_var ( proj_table_vars = None,
             cmor_vert_dim_name = vert_dim
             if vert_dim == "landuse":
                 cmor_vert_dim_name = "landUse" # this is why can't we have nice things
+            print(f'(rewrite_netcdf_file_var) non-hybrid sigma coordinate case')
             cmor_lev = cmor.axis( cmor_vert_dim_name,
                                   coord_vals = lev[:], units = lev_units )