bug fix: catch AttributeError in set_scaling_from_default (#1400)

Co-authored-by: Ludovico Bianchi <lbianchi@lbl.gov>
IDAES · Apr 25, 2024 · 5cf975f · 5cf975f
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commit 5cf975f
Showing 1 changed file with 9 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/idaes/core/util/scaling.py b/idaes/core/util/scaling.py
@@ -1179,9 +1179,15 @@ def set_scaling_from_default(
                 return
 
         parent = component.parent_block()
-        dsf = parent.get_default_scaling(
-            component.parent_component().local_name, index=component.index()
-        )
+        try:
+            dsf = parent.get_default_scaling(
+                component.parent_component().local_name, index=component.index()
+            )
+        except AttributeError:
+            dsf = None
+            _log.warning(
+                f"{component.name} block missing 'get_default_scaling()' method, no scaling factor assigned."
+            )
 
         if dsf is not None:
             set_scaling_factor(component, dsf, overwrite=overwrite)