Update app.py

app.py

@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ def respond(
     # Initialize messages with the system message
     messages = [{"role": "system", "content": system_message}]
 
-    # Read file content if a file is uploaded
+    # Handle file content if a file is uploaded
     if file:
         try:
-            file_content = file.read().decode('utf-8')  # Read and decode bytes to string
+            if hasattr(file, 'read'):  # If file-like object, read it
+                file_content = file.read().decode('utf-8')
+            elif hasattr(file, 'value'):  # If NamedString or similar, access `value`
+                file_content = file.value
+            else:
+                file_content = str(file)  # Fallback to str conversion if neither works
+
             print("File content:", file_content)  # Debug print
             message = f"{file_content}\n\n{message}"  # Append file content to message
         except Exception as e:
@@ -49,7 +55,6 @@ def respond(
         response += token
         yield response
 
-# Set up the Gradio interface
 demo = gr.ChatInterface(
     fn=respond,
     additional_inputs=[
@@ -69,3 +74,4 @@ demo = gr.ChatInterface(
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     demo.launch()
+