Make datm buildnml more robust.

ESCOMP · Sep 5, 2024 · b1f1751 · b1f1751
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commit b1f1751
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/datm/cime_config/buildnml b/datm/cime_config/buildnml
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ def _create_namelists(case, confdir, inst_string, infile, nmlgen, data_list_path
     # Get anomaly forcing
     # First, look in namelist
     anomaly_forcing = nmlgen.get_value("anomaly_forcing")
-    if anomaly_forcing[0] is None:
+    if anomaly_forcing and anomaly_forcing[0] is None:
         # If not in namelist, check whether it's an SSP compset
-        ssp = re.search(r"^SSP\d+_DATM", compset).group()
+        ssp = re.search(r"^SSP\d+_DATM", compset)
         if ssp:
-            ssp = ssp.replace("_DATM", "")
+            ssp = ssp.group().replace("_DATM", "")
             anomaly_forcing = ["Anomaly.Forcing.cmip6." + ssp.lower()]
             nmlgen.set_value("anomaly_forcing", anomaly_forcing)