# start.py import subprocess, sys, os # allow imports from backend/ if needed sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "backend")) print("Running backend/download_models.py ...") ret = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "backend/download_models.py"]) if ret.returncode != 0: print("Warning: download_models.py exited non-zero; continuing to start server for debugging...") print("Starting Uvicorn on port 7860 ...") subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "backend.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"])