Upload app.py

app.py

@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ for f in os.listdir("."):
 # STEP 2: Copy images to clean "examples" folder with simple names
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 def prepare_clean_examples(src_folder, prefix, limit=10):
-    """Read images, verify they are real, copy with clean names."""
-    dst_folder = "."
+    """Read images and pass PIL objects directly to bypass Gradio path issues."""
     results = []
 
     if not os.path.exists(src_folder):
@@ -46,17 +45,13 @@ def prepare_clean_examples(src_folder, prefix, limit=10):
             if not fname.lower().endswith(('.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.bmp', '.webp')):
                 continue
             src_path = os.path.join(root, fname)
-            dst_name = f"{prefix}_{count}.jpg"
-            dst_path = os.path.join(dst_folder, dst_name)
             try:
-                # Verify image is readable (not an LFS pointer or corrupt)
-                img = Image.open(src_path)
-                img.load()
-                # Save clean copy
-                img.save(dst_path, "JPEG", quality=90)
-                results.append([dst_path])
+                # Open image and convert to RGB
+                img = Image.open(src_path).convert('RGB')
+                # Append the actual PIL image object!
+                results.append([img])
                 count += 1
-                print(f"[EXAMPLES] Saved: {dst_path}")
+                print(f"[EXAMPLES] Loaded PIL Image: {src_path}")
                 if count >= limit:
                     break
             except Exception as e:
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ def prepare_clean_examples(src_folder, prefix, limit=10):
         if count >= limit:
             break
 
-    print(f"[EXAMPLES] {prefix}: {count} images prepared from '{src_folder}'")
+    print(f"[EXAMPLES] {prefix}: {count} PIL images prepared from '{src_folder}'")
     return results
 
 # List all folders before preparing