[cocopp] improve error message addressing #2312

numbbo · Jul 3, 2024 · 9fffa5a · 9fffa5a
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diff --git a/code-postprocessing/cocopp/archiving.py b/code-postprocessing/cocopp/archiving.py
@@ -753,7 +753,11 @@ def get_extended(self, args, remote=True):
                 warnings.warn('COCODataArchive failed to locate "%s".\n'
                               'Will try again after updating from %s'
                               % (name, self.remote_data_path))
-                self.update()
+                try:
+                    self.update()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    warnings.warn("Updating archive definitions failed with \n\n    {}: {}\n\n You may want to check your WWW connectivity."
+                                  .format(str(type(e)).split("'")[1].split("'")[0], e))
             res.extend(more)
         if len(args) != len(set(args)):
             warnings.warn("Several data arguments point to the very same "