Catch error while initializing the database

advlabdb/dependent_funs.py

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def setUserActiveSemester(semesterId):
 
 def initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(space):
     with app.app_context():
+        try:
             semesters = Semester.query.order_by(Semester.id.desc())
             for semester in semesters:
                 space.add_link(
@@ -60,7 +61,11 @@ def initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(space):
                         category="Active semester",
                     )
                 )
-
+        except Exception as ex:
+            print(
+                "ERROR: The Semester table does not exist yet! Therefore, menu links could not be generated. You can ignore this error if you are just initializing the database."
+            )
+        else:
             space.add_link(MenuLink(name="Logout", url=url_for("security.logout")))
 
 

advlabdb/scripts/setup/init_database.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from ..terminal_utils import box, confirm, validating_input
 
 
 def main():
+    print("\n")
     print("This script should only be used to initialize the database after setting up a server")
     print("The old database will be DELETED and a new database will be created.")