Fix: Force Gradio 4.44.1 upgrade, add runtime.txt, and improve async handling - comprehensive fix for version and queue issues

app.py

@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ import torch
 from transformers import AutoProcessor, Qwen2VLForConditionalGeneration
 from PIL import Image
 import logging
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+# Force Gradio update if needed
+def ensure_gradio_version():
+    try:
+        import pkg_resources
+        current_version = pkg_resources.get_distribution("gradio").version
+        if current_version.startswith("4.0"):
+            logger.warning(f"Detected old Gradio version {current_version}, attempting to upgrade...")
+            subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "--upgrade", "gradio==4.44.1"])
+            logger.info("Gradio upgrade completed")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Could not check/upgrade Gradio: {e}")
+
+# Check and upgrade Gradio if needed
+ensure_gradio_version()
 
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -227,7 +244,9 @@ def main():
             server_name="0.0.0.0",
             server_port=7860,
             share=False,
-            show_error=True
+            show_error=True,
+            inbrowser=False,
+            quiet=False
         )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error launching app: {e}")

requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Hugging Face Spaces Requirements for Dermatology AI Assistant
+# Force rebuild - updated 2025-01-12
 # Core dependencies
 torch>=2.0.0
 torchvision>=0.15.0

runtime.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-3.10