Rework Audacity initialisation

app/musicmuster.py

@@ -226,12 +226,8 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.move_source_rows: Optional[List[int]] = None
         self.move_source_model: Optional[PlaylistProxyModel] = None
         self.audacity_file_path: Optional[str] = None
-        # Initialise Audacity access
-        try:
-            self.audacity_client = pipeclient.PipeClient()
-            log.info(f"{hex(id(self.audacity_client))=}")
-        except RuntimeError as e:
-            log.error(f"Unable to initialise Audacity: {str(e)}")
+        self.audacity_client: Optional[pipeclient.PipeClient] = None
+        self.initialise_audacity()
 
         if Config.CARTS_HIDE:
             self.cartsWidget.hide()
@@ -865,6 +861,17 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.import_thread.finished.connect(self.import_thread.deleteLater)
         self.import_thread.start()
 
+    def initialise_audacity(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialise access to audacity
+        """
+
+        try:
+            self.audacity_client = pipeclient.PipeClient()
+            log.info(f"{hex(id(self.audacity_client))=}")
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            log.error(f"Unable to initialise Audacity: {str(e)}")
+
     def insert_header(self) -> None:
         """Show dialog box to enter header text and add to playlist"""
 

app/playlists.py

@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableView):
             show_warning(self.musicmuster, "Audacity", "Audacity is not running")
             return False
 
+        if not self.musicmuster.audacity_client:
+            self.musicmuster.initialise_audacity()
+        if not self.musicmuster.audacity_client:
+            log.error("Unable to access Audacity client")
+            return False
+
         self.musicmuster.audacity_client.write(cmd, timer=True)
 
         reply = ""
@@ -671,15 +677,19 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableView):
         Open track in passed row in Audacity
         """
 
+        if not self.musicmuster.audacity_client:
+            self.musicmuster.initialise_audacity()
+
         path = self.source_model.get_row_track_path(row_number)
         if not path:
             log.error(f"_open_in_audacity: can't get path for {row_number=}")
             return
 
-        self.musicmuster.audacity_file_path = path
         escaped_path = path.replace('"', '\\"')
         cmd = f'Import2: Filename="{escaped_path}"'
         status = self._audactity_command(cmd)
+        if status:
+            self.musicmuster.audacity_file_path = path
 
         log.info(f"_open_in_audacity {path=}, {status=}")