Can't remember what I did but I thought you had to run commands to get the console to work? Like these: https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmdline.html
I think you could try adding a help flag along you're command or just on its own to see if it does anything.
I think you could try adding a help flag along you're command or just on its own to see if it does anything.
I resolved it by creating an offline wallet first and then running the command with the --gui text handle.
Cheers