Update app.py

app.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 # Disable Streamlit's telemetry and usage statistics
-# This prevents it from trying to write to /.streamlit directory
 os.environ['STREAMLIT_ANALYTICS_ENABLED'] = 'false'
 os.environ['STREAMLIT_METRICS_ENABLED'] = 'false'
 os.environ['STREAMLIT_BROWSER_GATHER_USAGE_STATS'] = '0'
@@ -192,38 +191,25 @@ STATUS_COLORS = {
     "Done": "done"
 }
 
-# Determine the best place to store data based on environment
-def get_data_path():
-    """Determine the best location for data storage based on environment"""
-    # Try several possible locations in order of preference
+# Set up paths
+TASKS_FILE = "tasks.csv"  # Simplified path for tasks
+
+# Check all possible locations for Assignee.txt
+def find_assignee_file():
     possible_locations = [
-        os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "data"),  # Current working directory
-        os.path.join(os.getcwd()),          # Root of application
-        "/tmp",                             # Temporary directory (works on most platforms)
-        "/app/data",                        # Common docker app data directory
-        "/data"                             # Original location (may not be writable)
+        "Assignee.txt",                    # Root directory
+        "./Assignee.txt",                  # Explicit current directory
+        "/app/Assignee.txt",               # Docker app directory
+        os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "Assignee.txt"),  # Full path to current directory
+        "/data/Assignee.txt",              # Data directory
+        "../Assignee.txt",                 # Parent directory
     ]
     
     for location in possible_locations:
-        try:
-            # Test if we can write to this location
-            test_file = os.path.join(location, "test_write.txt")
-            os.makedirs(location, exist_ok=True)
-            with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-                f.write('test')
-            os.remove(test_file)
+        if os.path.exists(location):
             return location
-        except (PermissionError, OSError):
-            continue
     
-    # If we get here, we couldn't find a writable location
-    # Just use current directory without writing to disk
-    return os.getcwd()
-
-# Set up paths
-DATA_DIR = get_data_path()
-TASKS_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "tasks.csv")
-ASSIGNEE_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "Assignee.txt")
+    return None
 
 def create_empty_df():
     """Create an empty DataFrame with the required columns"""
@@ -247,10 +233,6 @@ def load_tasks():
 def save_tasks():
     """Save tasks to CSV file with better error handling"""
     try:
-        # Make sure parent directory exists
-        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(TASKS_FILE), exist_ok=True)
-        
-        # Save with appropriate permissions
         st.session_state.tasks.to_csv(TASKS_FILE, index=False)
         return True
     except Exception:
@@ -258,29 +240,44 @@ def save_tasks():
         return False
 
 def load_assignees():
-    """Load assignees from text file or use defaults"""
+    """Load assignees from text file with extensive debugging and fallbacks"""
     default_assignees = ["John Doe", "Jane Smith", "Alex Johnson", "Maria Garcia"]
     
+    # Find the Assignee.txt file
+    assignee_file_path = find_assignee_file()
+    
+    if not assignee_file_path:
+        # Debugging: log available files in the current directory
+        files_in_cwd = os.listdir(os.getcwd())
+        print(f"Files in current directory: {files_in_cwd}")
+        return default_assignees
+    
     try:
-        if not os.path.exists(ASSIGNEE_FILE):
-            # Create a sample file
-            try:
-                with open(ASSIGNEE_FILE, "w") as f:
-                    f.write("John Doe - Producer\nJane Smith - Director\nAlex Johnson - Camera Operator\nMaria Garcia - Editor\n")
-            except:
-                return default_assignees
-        
         assignees = []
-        with open(ASSIGNEE_FILE, "r") as f:
-            lines = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines() if line.strip()]
+        with open(assignee_file_path, "r") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+            # Debug: Print the content of the file
+            print(f"Content of {assignee_file_path}: {content}")
+            
+            lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
             for line in lines:
                 if '-' in line:
                     name_part = line.split('-')[0].strip()
                     if ' ' in name_part:
                         assignees.append(name_part)
+                else:
+                    # If there's no dash, just use the whole line if it has a space
+                    if ' ' in line:
+                        assignees.append(line)
         
-        return assignees if assignees else default_assignees
-    except Exception:
+        # If we successfully parsed assignees, return them
+        if assignees:
+            return assignees
+        
+        # If no assignees were extracted, return defaults
+        return default_assignees
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error loading assignees: {str(e)}")
         return default_assignees
 
 # Initialize session state ONLY ONCE