Update app.py

app.py

@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ import pandas as pd
 import gradio as gr
 import huggingface_hub
 import autogluon.tabular as agt
+import shutil
+
+# --- Model Loading ---
+def _prepare_predictor_dir() -> str:
+    """Downloads and extracts the model files from Hugging Face."""
+    # Add a check to clear the cache before download
+    if CACHE_DIR.exists():
+        print(f"Clearing cache directory: {CACHE_DIR}")
+        shutil.rmtree(CACHE_DIR)
+        CACHE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+
+
 
 # --- Settings and Metadata ---
 MODEL_REPO_ID = "bcueva/2024-24679-tabular-autolguon-predictor"