comparison scripts/timeline_view.py @ 284:f32e58635091

Scripts: test if folder name (default or provided via command line) exists

     folder_name = "../saves"    # Looks in 'saves/' folder from 'scripts/' folder
     print "Use: python timeline_view.py [timeline_folder_location]"
     print "Using default path: " + folder_name
 elif len(sys.argv) == 2:
     folder_name = sys.argv[1]   # First command line argument is folder
+    
+# check if folder_name exists
+if not os.path.exists(folder_name):
+    #the file is not there
+    print "Folder '"+folder_name+"' does not exist."
+    sys.exit() # terminate script execution
+elif not os.access(os.path.dirname(folder_name), os.W_OK):
+    #the file does exist but write privileges are not given
+    print "No write privileges in folder '"+folder_name+"'."
+
 
 # CONFIGURATION 
 
 # Folder where to store timelines
 timeline_folder = folder_name + '/timelines/'    # Stores in 'saves/timelines/'