add warning

NOAA-GFDL · Sep 23, 2024 · f1776a0 · f1776a0
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diff --git a/src/preprocessor.py b/src/preprocessor.py
@@ -829,6 +829,9 @@ def check_group_daterange(self, group_df: pd.DataFrame, case_dr,
                 end_times.append(tr[1])
             group_df['start_time'] = pd.Series(start_times)
             group_df['end_time'] = pd.Series(end_times)
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError('Data catalog is missing the attribute `time_range`;'
+                                 ' this is a required entry.')
         try:
             start_time_vals = self.normalize_group_time_vals(group_df['start_time'].values.astype(str))
             end_time_vals = self.normalize_group_time_vals(group_df['end_time'].values.astype(str))