Update app.py

app.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 
 def group_names(file, members_per_group):
     # Read the CSV file
-    df = pd.read_csv(file.name)
+    df = pd.read_csv(file.name, encoding='utf-8')
     
     # Shuffle the DataFrame
     df = df.sample(frac=1).reset_index(drop=True)
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ def group_names(file, members_per_group):
 
 def main_interface(file, members_per_group):
     grouped_df = group_names(file, members_per_group)
-    # Save the DataFrame to a CSV file
+    # Save the DataFrame to a CSV file with UTF-8 encoding
     output_filename = '/tmp/grouped_names.csv'
-    grouped_df.to_csv(output_filename, index=False)
+    grouped_df.to_csv(output_filename, index=False, encoding='utf-8')
     return output_filename
 
 iface = gr.Interface(