work on self-test

Author: briantoby

.github/workflows/reftest.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-name: why does self-test fail?
+name: explore self-test fail
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   # Runs on pushes targeting the default branch
   #push:
   #  branches-ignore:
@@ -9,8 +10,7 @@ on:
   #pull_request:
   #  branches: ['develop']
 
-  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
-  workflow_dispatch:
+
 
 
 # Default to bash

GSASII/GSASIIpath.py

@@ -1215,7 +1215,11 @@ def XferConfigIni():
         return
 
     # Access values from the configuration file
-    cfgG = cfg['GUI settings']
+    try:
+        cfgG = cfg['GUI settings']
+    except KeyError:
+        cfgG = {}
+        
     for key in cfgG:
         key = key.lower()  # not needed... but in case configparser ever changes
         capKey = capsDict.get(key)