From 5a0ba544546416228f309d9dc422951dc7c31889 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: python357-1 <30739625+python357-1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 04:35:35 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: strip whitespace around --open/-o flag (#670)

* fix: fix -o flag not working if path has whitespace around it

* fix: change strip to lstrip/rstrip

* fix: manually expand "~"
---
 tagstudio/src/core/driver.py | 2 +-
 tagstudio/src/qt/ts_qt.py    | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/driver.py b/tagstudio/src/core/driver.py
index 1561fbc9..1f7dd4f7 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/driver.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/driver.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DriverMixin:
         """Check if the path of library is valid."""
         library_path: Path | None = None
         if open_path:
-            library_path = Path(open_path)
+            library_path = Path(open_path).expanduser()
             if not library_path.exists():
                 logger.error("Path does not exist.", open_path=open_path)
                 return LibraryStatus(success=False, message="Path does not exist.")
diff --git a/tagstudio/src/qt/ts_qt.py b/tagstudio/src/qt/ts_qt.py
index 06c136dc..986d7120 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/qt/ts_qt.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/qt/ts_qt.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         self.init_library_window()
         self.migration_modal: JsonMigrationModal = None
 
-        path_result = self.evaluate_path(self.args.open)
+        path_result = self.evaluate_path(str(self.args.open).lstrip().rstrip())
         # check status of library path evaluating
         if path_result.success and path_result.library_path:
             self.splash.showMessage(