Stevan here is the log from the R2D error once we forced the Preferences to point to my python 3.8
09:37:34.495 Debug: RESET_PREFERENCES ()
09:52:08.362 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "Gathering Files to local workdir" ()
09:52:08.362 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "Gathering Files to local workdir" ()
09:52:08.392 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::errorMessage "" ()
09:52:08.392 Debug: ERROR MESSAGE "" ()
09:52:08.409 Debug: WorkflowAppR2D is changinging subDir to input_data ()
09:52:08.427 Debug: :HI DakotaINputSampling ()
09:52:08.427 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "SetUp Done .. Now starting application" ()
09:52:08.427 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "SetUp Done .. Now starting application" ()
09:52:08.428 Debug: RunWidget::setupForRunApplicationDone ()
09:52:08.428 Debug: RUNTYPE "runningLocal" ()
09:52:08.429 Debug: SCRIPT: "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/R2DTool_workflow.py" ()
09:52:08.429 Debug: REGISTRY: "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/WorkflowApplications.json" ()
09:52:08.430 Debug: Running the UQ engine ... ()
09:52:08.430 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "Running the UQ engine ... " ()
09:52:08.430 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "Running the UQ engine ... " ()
09:52:08.434 Debug: PATH: "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/dakota/bin;/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/opensees/bin;/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin" ()
09:52:08.434 Debug: PYTHON_PATH "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/dakota/share/Dakota/Python;" ()
09:52:08.434 Debug: PYTHON COMMAND "source $HOME/.bash_profile; export PATH=$PATH:/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/opensees/bin:/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/dakota/bin; \"/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.8/3.8.6_1/bin/python3\" \"/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/R2DTool_workflow.py\" \"/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/inputRWHALE.json\" --registry \"/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/WorkflowApplications.json\" --referenceDir \"/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/input_data\" -w \"/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/Results\"" ()
09:52:29.577 Debug: "/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/Results" ()
09:52:29.578 Debug: PelicunPostProcessor: "/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/Results" ()
09:52:29.578 Debug: FILES IN FOLDER: ("inputRWHALE.json") ()
09:52:36.785 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "Analysis complete" ()
09:52:36.786 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "Analysis complete" ()
09:55:32.394 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "Gathering Files to local workdir" ()
09:55:32.395 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "Gathering Files to local workdir" ()
09:55:32.417 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::errorMessage "" ()
09:55:32.418 Debug: ERROR MESSAGE "" ()
09:55:32.461 Debug: WorkflowAppR2D is changinging subDir to input_data ()
09:55:32.476 Debug: :HI DakotaINputSampling ()
09:55:32.476 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "SetUp Done .. Now starting application" ()
09:55:32.476 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "SetUp Done .. Now starting application" ()
09:55:32.477 Debug: RunWidget::setupForRunApplicationDone ()
09:55:32.477 Debug: RUNTYPE "runningLocal" ()
09:55:32.477 Debug: SCRIPT: "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/R2DTool_workflow.py" ()
09:55:32.477 Debug: REGISTRY: "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/WorkflowApplications.json" ()
09:55:32.478 Debug: Running the UQ engine ... ()
09:55:32.478 Debug: WorkflowAppWidget::statusMessage "Running the UQ engine ... " ()
09:55:32.478 Debug: STATUS MESSAGE "Running the UQ engine ... " ()
09:55:32.482 Debug: PATH: "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/dakota/bin;/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/opensees/bin;/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin" ()
09:55:32.482 Debug: PYTHON_PATH "/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/dakota/share/Dakota/Python;" ()
09:55:32.483 Debug: PYTHON COMMAND "source $HOME/.bash_profile; export PATH=$PATH:/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/opensees/bin:/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/dakota/bin; \"/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.8/3.8.6_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/bin/python3.8\" \"/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/R2DTool_workflow.py\" \"/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/inputRWHALE.json\" --registry \"/Users/sg/Junk/R2D.app/Contents/MacOS/applications/Workflow/WorkflowApplications.json\" --referenceDir \"/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/input_data\" -w \"/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/Results\"" ()
09:55:38.043 Debug: "/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/Results" ()
09:55:38.043 Debug: PelicunPostProcessor: "/Users/sg/Documents/R2D/LocalWorkDir/tmp.SimCenter/Results" ()
09:55:38.044 Debug: FILES IN FOLDER: ("inputRWHALE.json") ()