Update app.py

app.py

@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ custom_js = """
 def google_search_query(question):
     try:
         # 🔒 Bulletproof input normalization
-        question = "" if question is None else str(question)
-        question = question.strip()
+        # question = "" if question is None else str(question)
+        # question = question.strip()
 
-        if question == "":
+        if question is None:
             return "Please type a question above 👆", ""
 
         google_search_tool = Tool(google_search=GoogleSearch())