add default version and configuration in the "extract_output_variable" tool

models/nemo/post_processing_tools/extract_output_variable.py

@@ -135,9 +135,12 @@ def main():
 
   print('')
 
-  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=extract_output_variable.__doc__)
-  models.nemo.utilities.argument_parser_utilities.add_argument_version(parser=parser)
-  models.nemo.utilities.argument_parser_utilities.add_argument_configuration(parser=parser)
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=extract_output_variable.__doc__,
+    formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
+  models.nemo.utilities.argument_parser_utilities.add_argument_version(parser=parser,
+    required=False)
+  models.nemo.utilities.argument_parser_utilities.add_argument_configuration(parser=parser,
+    required=False)
   models.nemo.utilities.argument_parser_utilities.add_argument_name(parser=parser)
   parser.add_argument(
     '-on', '--output_name',
@@ -177,6 +180,14 @@ def main():
   )
   arguments = vars(parser.parse_args())
 
+  try:
+    arguments['version'], arguments['configuration'] = (
+      models.nemo.utilities.global_information_utilities.get_version_and_configuration(
+      tentative_version=arguments['version'], tentative_configuration=arguments['configuration']))
+  except utilities.generic_utilities.ClimateToolboxException as e:
+    e.display()
+    return
+
   try:
     extract_output_variable(**arguments)
   except utilities.generic_utilities.ClimateToolboxException as e: