avoid overwriting existing job

maurov · Aug 1, 2024 · 5d449e8 · 5d449e8
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commit 5d449e8
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/larch/xrd/struct2xas.py b/larch/xrd/struct2xas.py
@@ -982,7 +982,9 @@ def make_input_fdmnes(
         try:
             os.makedirs(self.outdir, mode=0o755)
         except FileExistsError:
-            pass
+            errmsg = f"`job{job.num}` already exists -> use `newjob` or remove it"
+            logger.error(errmsg)
+            raise FileExistsError(errmsg)
 
         # Write the input file.
         fnout = os.path.join(self.outdir, "job_inp.txt")
@@ -1001,10 +1003,8 @@ def make_sbatch(self, template: str, **kwargs):
 
         Arguments
         ---------
-
         template: str
             path to the SBATCH template file
-
         **kwargs
             keyword arguments to be replaced in the template file