command hardcode-tray returns an error : local variable 'data' referenced before assignment

[ijash]

Specifications

• Hardcode-Tray version : HardcodeTray 4.3
• Distribution : Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon
• Desktop environment: cinnamon 6.0.4
• Gtk version : GTK 3.24.33

Expected behavior and actual behavior

Expected:
run without error
Actual:
returns an error

Steps to reproduce the problem

1. execute:

sudo -E hardcode-tray --conversion-tool RSVGConvert --size 16 --theme Papirus

2. do the 1- apply

ijash@lm-wp:~$ sudo -E hardcode-tray --conversion-tool RSVGConvert --size 16 --theme Papirus
Welcome to Hardcode-Tray!
Hardcode-Tray replaces some icons on the binary files of some applications. 
Please close all the running applications before running Hardcode-Tray script.
Desktop Environment: Cinnamon
Scaling Factor: 1
Icon Size: 16
Icon Theme: Papirus
Conversion Tool: RSVGConvert
To Do: All
1 - Apply
2 - Revert
3 - Clear Backup Cache
Please choose: 1
Applying now…

3. error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/hardcode-tray", line 123, in <module>
    App.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/app.py", line 100, in execute
    apps = App.get_supported_apps()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/app.py", line 90, in get_supported_apps
    application_data = Parser(db_file)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/modules/parser.py", line 47, in __init__
    self._read()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/modules/parser.py", line 91, in _read
    self._parse_paths(data["app_path"], "app_path")
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'data' referenced before assignment
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 153, in apport_excepthook
    with os.fdopen(os.open(pr_filename,
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/crash/_usr_bin_hardcode-tray.0.crash'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/hardcode-tray", line 123, in <module>
    App.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/app.py", line 100, in execute
    apps = App.get_supported_apps()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/app.py", line 90, in get_supported_apps
    application_data = Parser(db_file)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/modules/parser.py", line 47, in __init__
    self._read()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/HardcodeTray/modules/parser.py", line 91, in _read
    self._parse_paths(data["app_path"], "app_path")
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'data' referenced before assignment

[ijash]

been reported at PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme#3825
but this was hardcode-tray specific error.