pyic_anim.py: Not existing directory for figures and animation will be created...

pyic_anim.py: Not existing directory for figures and animation will be created if it does not exist. Open multiples netcdf files without any mfdset_kwargs if opening with them fails.

tools/pyic_anim.py

@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ def str_to_array(string):
   array = np.array(string.split(','), dtype=float)
   return array
 
+path = os.path.dirname(iopts.fpath_out)
+if not os.path.exists(path):
+  os.makedirs(path)
+
 if not iopts.only_animation:
   if iopts.cmap.startswith('cmo.'):
     import cmocean
@@ -227,11 +231,15 @@ if not iopts.only_animation:
                          compat='override', join='override', parallel=True)
     ds = xr.open_mfdataset(flist, **mfdset_kwargs)
   except:
-    print('open_mfdset: parallel=True did not work, try without.')
-    mfdset_kwargs = dict(combine='nested', concat_dim='time',
-                         data_vars='minimal', coords='minimal',
-                         compat='override', join='override')
-    ds = xr.open_mfdataset(flist, **mfdset_kwargs)
+    try:
+      print('open_mfdset: parallel=True did not work, try without.')
+      mfdset_kwargs = dict(combine='nested', concat_dim='time',
+                           data_vars='minimal', coords='minimal',
+                           compat='override', join='override')
+      ds = xr.open_mfdataset(flist, **mfdset_kwargs)
+    except:
+      print('open_mfdset: mfdset options did not work, trying without...')
+      ds = xr.open_mfdataset(flist)
   data = ds[iopts.var]
   data = data.assign_attrs(uuidOfHGrid=ds.attrs['uuidOfHGrid'])