update argparse to aloow init to work without release argument

spack-environments @ 91ba21f4

+Subproject commit 91ba21f40ff9e635da15a4c154360f5e969d6fe4

src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py

@@ -1098,8 +1098,9 @@ def initialize_environment(root_dir: Path) -> None:
     # check if the root_dir is not already initialized
     init_file = root_dir / config_vars["init_file"]
     if init_file.exists():
-        logging.error(
-            f"Directory {str(root_dir)} is already initialized as a software root."
+        # warn using the print logger as the release dir may not yet prepared
+        logging.getLogger("print").warning(
+            f"Error: Directory {str(root_dir)} is already initialized."
         )
         sys.exit(1)
     else:
@@ -1130,9 +1131,8 @@ def main():
     )
     subparsers.required = True
     list_of_cmds = [
-        ("init", "Initialize the software stack in the current directory")(
-            "available", "What is available for installation?"
-        ),
+        ("init", "Initialize the software stack in the current directory"),
+        ("available", "What is available for installation?"),
         ("install", "Install a software environment"),
         # ("reinstall", "Reinstall a package_set"),
         # ("remove", "Remove a package set"),
@@ -1160,11 +1160,13 @@ def main():
             )
 
         else:
-            subp.add_argument(
-                "release",
-                type=str,
-                help="Release version to prepare, install, reinstall or remove",
-            )
+            # all commands except init need a release version
+            if cmd != "init":
+                subp.add_argument(
+                    "release",
+                    type=str,
+                    help="Release version to prepare, install, reinstall or remove",
+                )
             if cmd in ["install", "reinstall", "remove"]:
                 # "install" command needs additional documentation
                 package_set_help = (
@@ -1194,18 +1196,21 @@ def main():
     # root dir is the place where this script is called from
     root_dir = Path(os.getcwd())
 
-    set_up_logging(
-        args.loglevel,
-        get_installer_log_file_path(args.release, args.action, root_dir),
-    )
+    # set up logging for all actions except init
+    if args.action != "init":
+        set_up_logging(
+            args.loglevel,
+            get_installer_log_file_path(args.release, args.action, root_dir),
+        )
 
     # sanity check for common mistakes in command line arguments
-    if args.release.endswith("/"):  # happens easily with autocompletion
-        logging.error(
-            f"You provided mpsd-release='{args.release}'. "
-            f"Did you mean '{args.release.removesuffix('/')}'?"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
+    if args.action != "init":
+        if args.release.endswith("/"):  # happens easily with autocompletion
+            logging.error(
+                f"You provided mpsd-release='{args.release}'. "
+                f"Did you mean '{args.release.removesuffix('/')}'?"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     # Check the command and run related function
     if args.action == "init":