Update app.py

app.py

@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ def concate_image(img_input):
     cv2.imwrite('merge_image.jpg', im_v)
     return "merge_image.jpg"
 
+def encode_image(image_path):
+    file_path = concate_image(image_path)
+    with open(file_path, "rb") as image_file:
+        return base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode('utf-8')
+
 def api_calling(image, prompt, api_key):
-    base64_image = concate_image(image)
+    base64_image = encode_image(image)
     if len(prompt) == 0:
         prompt = "Provide a brief description of the image."