Remove fallback parameter for lastPath and remove commented out code

novelwriter/config.py

@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ class Config:
             return self._appPath / "assets" / target
         return self._appPath / "assets"
 
-    def lastPath(self, key: str | None = None) -> Path:
+    def lastPath(self, key: str) -> Path:
         """Return the last path used by the user, if it exists."""
-        if path := self._recentPaths.getPath(key or "default"):
+        if path := self._recentPaths.getPath(key):
             asPath = Path(path)
             if asPath.is_dir():
                 return asPath

novelwriter/tools/welcome.py

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class GuiWelcome(NDialog):
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _browseForProject(self) -> None:
         """Browse for a project to open."""
-        if path := SHARED.getProjectPath(self, path=CONFIG.lastPath("project"), allowZip=False):
+        if path := SHARED.getProjectPath(self, path=CONFIG.homePath(), allowZip=False):
             self._openProjectPath(path)
         return
 

tests/conftest.py

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ def resetConfigVars():
     """Reset the CONFIG object and set various values for testing to
     prevent interfering with local OS.
     """
-    # CONFIG.setLastPath(_TMP_ROOT)
     CONFIG.setBackupPath(_TMP_ROOT)
     CONFIG.setGuiFont(None)
     CONFIG.setTextFont(None)