filehandling woes

datafiles.py

@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ import os
 class DataFile(dict):
     def __init__(self, filename: str, create: bool):
         super().__init__()
-        self.__filename = filename
+        self.filename = filename
 
         try:
-            os.stat(self.__filename)
+            os.stat(self.filename)
         except OSError as e:
             if not create:
                 raise e
+            else:
+                open(self.filename, "w").close()
 
         self.load()
 
@@ -27,12 +29,14 @@ class JSONFile(DataFile):
         super().__init__(filename, create)
 
     def load(self):
-        with open(self.__filename, "U") as f:
-            json_dict = json.loads(f.read())
+        with open(self.filename, "rt") as f:
+            c = f.read()
 
-        for k in json_dict:
-            self[k] = json_dict[k]
+        if len(c) > 0:
+            json_dict = json.loads(c)
+            for k in json_dict:
+                self[k] = json_dict[k]
 
     def save(self):
-        with open(self.__filename, "w") as f:
+        with open(self.filename, "wt") as f:
             f.write(json.dumps(self.copy()))

irc.py

@@ -166,13 +166,12 @@ class Client:
 
     def receive(self):
         while line := self.__server.recvline():
-            print(line)
             if line.startswith("PING"):
                 self.__server.sendline("PONG " + line.split()[1])
                 continue
 
             (msg_from, msg_type, msg_to, *msg) = line[1:].split()
-            if msg[0].startswith(":"):
+            if len(msg) > 0 and msg[0].startswith(":"):
                 msg[0] = msg[0][1:]
             message = " ".join(msg)