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app.py

@@ -223,16 +223,15 @@ def pluck_img(user_id, user_emb):
 
 def background_next_image():
     global prevs_df
-    global is_started
     while True:
         # only let it get N (maybe 3) ahead of the user
         #not_rated_rows = prevs_df[[i[1]['user:rating'] == {' ': ' '} for i in prevs_df.iterrows()]]
         rated_rows = prevs_df[[i[1]['user:rating'] != {' ': ' '} for i in prevs_df.iterrows()]]
-        while len(rated_rows) < 4:
+        #while len(rated_rows) < 4:
         #    not_rated_rows = prevs_df[[i[1]['user:rating'] == {' ': ' '} for i in prevs_df.iterrows()]]
-            rated_rows = prevs_df[[i[1]['user:rating'] != {' ': ' '} for i in prevs_df.iterrows()]]
-            time.sleep(.01)
-            print('all users have 4 or less rows rated')
+        #    rated_rows = prevs_df[[i[1]['user:rating'] != {' ': ' '} for i in prevs_df.iterrows()]]
+        #    time.sleep(.01)
+        #    print('all users have 4 or less rows rated')
 
         user_id_list = set(rated_rows['latest_user_to_rate'].to_list())
         for uid in user_id_list:
@@ -249,12 +248,13 @@ def background_next_image():
             if len(rated_from_user) >= 10:
                 oldest = rated_from_user.iloc[0]['paths']
                 prevs_df = prevs_df[prevs_df['paths'] != oldest]
+                print('popping 10th rated')
             # we don't compute more after 10 are in the queue for them
             if len(unrated_from_user) >= 10:
+                print('skipping because >=10 in queue unrated for user')
                 continue
             
-            if len(rated_rows) < 4:
-                print(f'latest user {uid} has < 4 rows') # or > 7 unrated rows')
+            if len(rated_from_user) < 4:
                 continue
             
             print(uid)