Improve handling of the first follow

utils.py

@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ def followPerson(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
 
     if not os.path.isdir(baseDir + '/accounts'):
         os.mkdir(baseDir + '/accounts')
-    followAdded = False
     handleToFollow = followNickname + '@' + followDomain
     filename = baseDir + '/accounts/' + handle + '/' + followFile
     if os.path.isfile(filename):
@@ -372,12 +371,17 @@ def followPerson(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                 followFile.write(handleToFollow + '\n' + content)
                 if debug:
                     print('DEBUG: follow added')
-                followAdded = True
         except Exception as e:
             print('WARN: Failed to write entry to follow file ' +
                   filename + ' ' + str(e))
+    else:
+        # first follow
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: creating new following file to follow ' +
+                  handleToFollow)
+        with open(filename, 'w+') as followfile:
+            followfile.write(handleToFollow + '\n')
 
-    if followAdded:
     # Default to adding new follows to the calendar.
     # Possibly this could be made optional
     if followFile == 'following.txt':
@@ -387,12 +391,6 @@ def followPerson(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                             followNickname, followDomain)
     return True
 
-    if debug:
-        print('DEBUG: creating new following file to follow ' + handleToFollow)
-    with open(filename, 'w+') as followfile:
-        followfile.write(handleToFollow + '\n')
-    return True
-
 
 def locatePost(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                postUrl: str, replies=False) -> str: