- write a function for splitting the input

app.py

@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@ class SpaceBuilder:
     error_message = None
     url = None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def split_space_names(cls, names: str) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Splits and filters the given space_names.
+
+        :param names: names
+        :return: Name List
+        """
+        name_list = names.split("\n")
+        filtered_list = []
+        for name in name_list:
+            if not (name == "" or name.isspace()):
+                filtered_list.append(name)
+        return filtered_list
+
     @classmethod
     def file_as_a_string(cls, name_list: List[str]) -> str:
         """
@@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ class SpaceBuilder:
         :param hf_token: HuggingFace Write Token
         :return: True if success
         """
-        name_list = names.split("\n")
+        name_list = cls.split_space_names(names)
         create_repo(name=space_name, token=hf_token, repo_type="space", space_sdk="gradio")
         repo = get_full_repo_name(model_id=space_name, token=hf_token)
 
@@ -76,7 +91,7 @@ class SpaceBuilder:
         :param names: Input space names
         :return: True check is successful
         """
-        name_list = names.split("\n")
+        name_list = cls.split_space_names(names)
         try:
             interfaces = [gr.Interface.load(name) for name in name_list]
         except Exception as ex: