Update app.py

app.py

@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ def split_into_chunks(text, chunk_size=100):
 
     return chunks
 
-def semantic_search(query, file):
-    if file is not None:
-        document = file.read()  
+def semantic_search(query, file_path):
+    if file_path is not None:
+        with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            document = file.read()
         chunks = split_into_chunks(document)
         response = query_similarity(query, chunks)
         return format_output(response)