Test placeholder outside handle_submit()

app.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def handle_submit():
         )
         
         answer = ""
-        placeholder =st.empty()
+        #placeholder =st.empty()
         placeholder.markdown('<div class="scrollable-div"></div>', unsafe_allow_html=True)
         for chunk in response: 
             answer += chunk['choices'][0]['delta']['content'] 
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@ if 'conversation' not in st.session_state:
 
 with col2:
     st.session_state.include_context = st.checkbox('Search in Help')
-  
+
+placeholder = st.empty()
 #st.markdown(f'<div class="scrollable-div">{st.session_state.conversation}</div>', unsafe_allow_html=True)