QuantumATK error while loading

[mashru]

I am experiencing an issue with QuantumATK. When I run the "quantumatk" command, it fails to load and displays an error message. I have attached a screenshot of the error message for your reference.

If I close the error message window, the loading window also disappears, and the program does not start.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tools/eda/rhel7/synopsys/qatk/qatk_vV-2023.12-SP1/atkpython/bin/quantumatk", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(start_quantumatk())
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "zipdir/ATKExecutables/atkwrappers/__init__.py", line 791, in start_quantumatk
  File "zipdir/NL/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
  File "zipdir/NL/GUI/Main/Main.py", line 225, in main
  File "zipdir/NL/GUI/Preferences/Preferences.py", line 166, in loadSettings
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

[Anders Blom]

Looks like the settings file has been corrupted somehow, maybe from running an older version at the same time as a newer one (although the error is a bit odd for that).

Anyway, it's quite safe to delete (or rename) the file .quantumatk/main.ini in your home directory to start fresh. You only have to re-add the projects and change any special settings you made in Preferences.