From a0d9b2292617183cfdd746257037081141fe0c54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josef Friedrich <josef@friedrich.rocks>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:01:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Throw no error is the score is already compressed

---
 mscxyz/export.py | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mscxyz/export.py b/mscxyz/export.py
index f37e9ac..4994583 100644
--- a/mscxyz/export.py
+++ b/mscxyz/export.py
@@ -72,12 +72,11 @@ def to_extension(self, extension: str = "pdf") -> Path:
     def compress(self) -> Path:
         """Compress the score.
 
-        :return: The path of the new compress score.
+        :return: The path of the new compressed score or the path of the score itself
+          if it is already compressed.
         """
-
         if not self.score.is_uncompressed:
-            raise ValueError("The score is already compressed!")
-
+            return self.score.path
         return self.to_extension("mscz")
 
     def reload(self, save: bool = False) -> Export: