Fix sample project creation

novelwriter/core/coretools.py

@@ -331,20 +331,19 @@ class ProjectBuilder:
             logger.error("Invalid call to buildProject function")
             return False
 
-        path = data.get("path", None)
+        path = data.get("path", None) or None
-        if path is None:
+        if isinstance(path, (str, Path)):
-            SHARED.error("A project path is required.")
+            self._path = Path(path).resolve()
-            return False
+            if data.get("sample", False):
+                return self._extractSampleProject(self._path)
+            elif data.get("template"):
+                return True
+            else:
+                return self._buildAndPopulate(self._path, data)
 
-        if data.get("sample", False):
+        SHARED.error("A project path is required.")
-            self._path = path
-            return self._extractSampleProject(path)
-        elif data.get("template"):
-            pass
-        else:
-            self._buildAndPopulate(path, data)
 
-        return True
+        return False
 
     ##
     #  Internal Functions
@@ -475,7 +474,6 @@ class ProjectBuilder:
                     "Failed to create a new example project."
                 ), exc=exc)
                 return False
-
         else:
             SHARED.error(self.tr(
                 "Failed to create a new example project. "

novelwriter/tools/welcome.py

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
     @pyqtSlot()
     @pyqtSlot(Path)
     def _setProjectPath(self, path: Path | None = None) -> None:
-        """Set the path variable for the project to open."""
+        """Emit a project open signal."""
         if isinstance(path, Path):
             self.openProjectRequest.emit(path)
         self.close()