improved welcome screen, with version reporting

.gitignore

@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ crewai-autocrew-202*.*
 *.log
 *.ini
 .vscode/settings.json
-test.py
+test.py
+
+config.ini

autocrew.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # filename: autocrew.py
 #####################################################################################################################
-AUTOCREW_VERSION = "3.0.0"
+AUTOCREW_VERSION = "3.0.1"
 
 # Please do not edit this file directly
 # Please modify the config file, "config.ini"
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ def update_config_file_with_params(config_dict, write_to_file=False):
         with open('config.ini', 'w') as configfile:
             config.write(configfile)
             logging.info("Updated the config.ini file with new settings.")
+
+
 
 def pull_ollama_model(model_name):
     """Pull the specified Ollama model using the ollama pull command."""
@@ -313,14 +315,16 @@ def handle_ranking(args, autocrew, truncated_overall_goal, csv_file_paths):
             sys.exit(1)
 
 def generate_startup_message(latest_version, version_message):
-    startup_message = (f"\nAutoCrew version: {AUTOCREW_VERSION}\n" +
-                       f"{version_message}\n\n" +
+    startup_message = ("\nWelcome to AutoCrew!\n" +
                        "Use the -? or -h command line options to display help information.\n" +
                        "Settings can be modified within \"config.ini\". Scripts are saved in the \"scripts\" subdirectory.\n" +
                        "If you experience any errors, please create an issue on Github and attach \"autocrew.log\":\n" +
-                       "https://github.com/yanniedog/autocrew/issues/new\n")
+                       "https://github.com/yanniedog/autocrew/issues/new\n" +
+                       f"\nAutoCrew version: {AUTOCREW_VERSION}\n" +
+                       f"{version_message}\n")
     return startup_message
 
+
 def parse_arguments():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=(

welcome.py

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import csv
 import sys
 import textwrap
+from autocrew import check_latest_version, generate_startup_message
+
 from logging_config import flush_log_handlers
 from logging_config import setup_logging
 from core import AutoCrew
@@ -106,11 +108,12 @@ def run_autocrew_script(num_alternative_crews, overall_goal, rank_crews):
         # Start the subprocess and get the output in real-time
         with subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, bufsize=1, universal_newlines=True) as process:
             print_ranking_csv_needed = False
-            for line in process.stdout:
-                print(line, end='')
-                logging.debug(line.strip())  # Log to file
-                if "See here for details:" in line:
-                    print_ranking_csv_needed = True
+            if process.stdout is not None:
+                for line in process.stdout:
+                    print(line, end='')
+                    logging.debug(line.strip())  # Log to file
+                    if "See here for details:" in line:
+                        print_ranking_csv_needed = True
 
         # Check the return code to determine if the subprocess was successful
         if process.returncode != 0:
@@ -330,7 +333,15 @@ def main():
     setup_logging()
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
     config.read('config.ini')
-    log_initial_config(config)  # Log the initial config settings
+    log_initial_config(config)
+
+    # Check for the latest version and generate startup message
+    latest_version, version_message = check_latest_version()
+    startup_message = generate_startup_message(latest_version, version_message)
+    logging.info(startup_message)
+
+    # Rest of your existing code...
+
 
     overall_goal = get_input("Please specify your overall goal: ")