Since Python assigns default values as soon as it imports corresponding module (executes def func(): line), and Settings file has not been read yet, the MetadataFactory.init receives default (fallback) value as base_url.
Additionally, the list_* commands doesn't support baseurl argument
https://github.com/miurahr/aqtinstall/blob/d47adb88b0ae78bfc091298d37224ee0106e4fd5/aqt/metadata.py#L524C31-L524C31
Since Python assigns default values as soon as it imports corresponding module (executes
def func():
line), and Settings file has not been read yet, the MetadataFactory.init receives default (fallback) value as base_url.Additionally, the list_* commands doesn't support baseurl argument