Update app.py

app.py

@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ except FileNotFoundError:
 
 # Load competitor data
 logging.info("Loading competitor data...")
+# Preprocess competitor data
+logging.info(f"Competitor DataFrame Columns: {competitor_df.columns.tolist()}")
+
+# Ensure 'caption' column exists
+if 'caption' not in competitor_df.columns:
+    logging.warning("'caption' column not found in competitor data. Adding a dummy column.")
+    competitor_df['caption'] = ''  # Add a dummy column with empty strings
+
+# Now you can safely process the 'caption' column
+competitor_df['caption'] = competitor_df['caption'].astype(str)
+competitor_df['hashtags'] = competitor_df['hashtags'].apply(lambda x: ast.literal_eval(x) if isinstance(x, str) else [])
+competitor_df['posting_time'] = pd.to_datetime(competitor_df['date'], format='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', errors='coerce')
+competitor_df = competitor_df[competitor_df['posting_time'].notna()]
 try:
     competitor_df = pd.read_csv('competitors_data.csv')
 except FileNotFoundError: