add error message with better description

wmo-im · Feb 19, 2025 · e84d08a · e84d08a
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commit e84d08a
Showing 1 changed file with 8 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/bufr2geojson/__init__.py b/bufr2geojson/__init__.py
@@ -484,8 +484,14 @@ def get_zcoordinate(self, bufr_class: int = None) -> Union[dict, None]:
 
         if len(rel_height) == 1 and station_ground is not None:
             assert station_ground.get('attributes').get('units') == self.qualifiers["07"].get(rel_height[0]).get('attributes').get('units')  # noqa
-            z_amsl = station_ground.get('value') + self.qualifiers["07"].get(rel_height[0], {}).get('value')  # noqa
-            z_alg = self.qualifiers["07"].get(rel_height[0], {}).get('value')
+            try:
+                z_amsl = station_ground.get('value') + self.qualifiers["07"].get(rel_height[0], {}).get('value')  # noqa
+                z_alg = self.qualifiers["07"].get(rel_height[0], {}).get('value')
+            except TypeError as err:
+                name = str(self.qualifiers["07"].get(rel_height[0]).get("code"))
+                msg = f"Missing value between {name} descriptors."
+                LOGGER.error(msg)
+                raise RuntimeError(msg)
             if 'depth' in rel_height[0]:
                 z_alg = -1 * z_alg
         elif len(abs_height) == 1 and station_ground is not None: