From 74c4038b6eea89f9f83adb2ad75c23049d402f5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Milo Hyben <milo.hyben@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:45:49 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] external-org-name set to ''.

---
 scripts/upsert_participants.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/upsert_participants.py b/scripts/upsert_participants.py
index 17e603b1..ff9a7217 100644
--- a/scripts/upsert_participants.py
+++ b/scripts/upsert_participants.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def main(
     participant_meta: str,
     sample_meta: str,
     sample_external_id_column: str,
-    external_org_name: str = '',
+    external_org_name: str | None = None,
 ):  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
     """Upsert participants to metamist"""
     # Query metamist
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ def main(
     data_response = get_sample_data(project)
     project_id = data_response.get('project')['id']
 
+    # allow empty external_org_name for backwards compatibility
+    if external_org_name is None:
+        external_org_name = ''
+
     sample_eid_mapping = map_sample_eid_to_sample_data(data_response)
 
     # Set up logging