🛠 Fix: Final file handling logic for Hugging Face Spaces

app.py

@@ -70,13 +70,18 @@ def process_file(file):
     try:
         ext = os.path.splitext(getattr(file, "name", "file.pdf"))[1].lower()
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=ext) as tmp:
-            # Safely get bytes
+            # Read bytes correctly depending on file type
             if hasattr(file, "read"):
+                # Hugging Face NamedString or file-like
                 file_bytes = file.read()
+            elif isinstance(file, str) and os.path.exists(file):
+                # Local file path fallback
+                with open(file, "rb") as f:
+                    file_bytes = f.read()
             elif isinstance(file, bytes):
                 file_bytes = file
             else:
-                return "❌ Error: Unsupported file type."
+                return "❌ Error: Could not process uploaded file."
 
             tmp.write(file_bytes)
             tmp.flush()