Platformio-core: Cannot run platformio/pio with parameters e.g. pio init throws python exception - ctx.args[0] == "upgrade", "--json-output" in ctx_args, IndexError: list index out of range

[terxw]

Configuration

Operating system: Linux 4.9.13-muqss-xanmod19 x86_64 GNU/Linux

PlatformIO Version (platformio --version): PlatformIO, version 3.4.0

Description of problem

I cannot run platformio or pio command with most of the arguments

I can ran platformio , pio and platformio --version

I get:

```Usage: pio [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
--version Show the version and exit.
-f, --force Force to accept any confirmation prompts.
-c, --caller TEXT Caller ID (service).
-h, --help Show this message and exit.

Commands:
account Manage PIO Account
boards Embedded Board Explorer
ci Continuous Integration
debug PIO Unified Debugger
device Monitor device or list existing
init Initialize PlatformIO project or update existing
lib Library Manager
platform Platform Manager
remote PIO Remote
run Process project environments
settings Manage PlatformIO settings
test Local Unit Testing
update Update installed platforms, packages and libraries
upgrade Upgrade PlatformIO to the latest version

But if I try command with parameters for example: `pio init`

I get:

Error: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/platformio/__main__.py", line 104, in main
cli(None, None, None)
File "/home/kangus/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
return self.main(args, *kwargs)
File "/home/kangus/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/home/kangus/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1063, in invoke
Command.invoke(self, ctx)
File "/home/kangus/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, *ctx.params)
File "/home/kangus/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
return callback(args, *kwargs)
File "/home/kangus/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
return f(get_current_context(), *args, *kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/platformio/__main__.py", line 74, in cli
maintenance.on_platformio_start(ctx, force, caller)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/platformio/maintenance.py", line 67, in on_platformio_start
if not in_silence(ctx):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/platformio/maintenance.py", line 42, in in_silence
ctx.args[0] == "upgrade", "--json-output" in ctx_args,
IndexError: list index out of range

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An unexpected error occurred. Further steps:

• Verify that you have the latest version of PlatformIO using
  pip install -U platformio command

• Try to find answer in FAQ Troubleshooting section
  http://docs.platformio.org/page/faq.html

• Report this problem to the developers
  https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues

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```

What I tried

I tried deleting ~/.platformio folder, reinstalling platformio, to no avail.

[ivankravets]

Thanks!

Could you re-test with http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/installation.html#development-version ?

[terxw]

Thank you, its working now!