Account for yaml.safe_load None return value

payu-org · Nov 22, 2023 · 646aaae · 646aaae
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commit 646aaae
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diff --git a/payu/models/cable.py b/payu/models/cable.py
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ def setup(self):
         forcing_year_config_path = os.path.join(self.work_path, self.forcing_year_config)
         if os.path.exists(forcing_year_config_path):
             with open(forcing_year_config_path, 'r') as file:
-                forcing_year_config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+                conf = yaml.safe_load(file)
+                forcing_year_config = conf if conf else {}
             self._update_forcing(year, **forcing_year_config)
 
         # Write modified namelist file to work dir