Update app.py

app.py

@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ question_answer = pipeline("question-answering", model="deepset/roberta-base-squ
 
 def read_file_content(file_obj):
     """
-    Reads the content of a file object, cleans it, and returns it.
+    Reads the content of a file object with error handling for encoding issues.
     """
     try:
-        with open(file_obj.name, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
-            context = file.read().strip()
+        # Try reading with a lenient encoding (ISO-8859-1) and handle errors gracefully
+        with open(file_obj.name, 'r', encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore') as file:
+            context = file.read().strip()  # Remove extra spaces or newlines
             return context
     except Exception as e:
         return f"An error occurred: {e}"
 
 def get_answer(file, question):
     context = read_file_content(file)
+    
     if isinstance(context, str) and context.startswith("An error occurred"):
-        return context  # Return file reading error
+        return context  # Return the error message from file reading
 
     if not question.strip():
         return "Please provide a valid question."
@@ -27,11 +29,14 @@ def get_answer(file, question):
     try:
         print(f"Context:\n{context}")  # Debug
         print(f"Question: {question}")  # Debug
+        
+        # Get the answer using the question-answering pipeline
         answer = question_answer(question=question, context=context)
         return answer["answer"]
     except Exception as e:
         return f"An error occurred during question answering: {e}"
 
+# Define the Gradio interface
 demo = gr.Interface(
     fn=get_answer,
     inputs=[gr.File(label="Upload your file"), gr.Textbox(label="Input your question", lines=1)],