if the config file path does not exist, this function will initialize the path with a default
        config file
        :return

def init_config_file_path_if_empty(self):
        """
        if the config file path does not exist, this function will initialize the path with a default
        config file
        :return
        """

        if os.path.exists(self.cfg_directory_path):
            return

        user_choice = 'n'
        if self.no_confirm:
            user_choice = 'y'
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(
                "Config directory does not exist at '" + os.path.abspath(self.cfg_directory_path) + "'. "
                + "Should a default configuration be created at this path? [Y/n] ")
            if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
                user_choice = raw_input()
            else:
                user_choice = input()
            user_choice = user_choice.lower().replace("yes", "y").replace("no", "n")

        if not user_choice or user_choice == '':  # the default is yes
            user_choice = "y"
        if "y" not in user_choice and "n" not in user_choice:
            sys.stderr.write("Wrong input, aborting.")
            sys.exit(1)
        if "n" in user_choice:
            sys.stdout.write("Config file will not be created. Terminating.")
            sys.exit(1)

        # copy the default config file to the new path
        copy_tree(os.environ['CColon'] + os.path.sep + 'config', self.cfg_directory_path)
        return