Update app.py

app.py

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ def get_recent_models(min_likes, days_ago, filter_string, search_string):
     # Initialize an empty list to store the filtered models
     recent_models = []
     
-    filter_substrings = [sub.strip().lower() for sub in filter_string.split(';')]
-    search_substrings = [term.strip().lower() for term in search_string.split(';')]
+    # Split filter and search strings into lists of substrings
+    filter_substrings = filter_string.lower().split(';') if filter_string else []
+    search_substrings = search_string.lower().split(';') if search_string else []
     
     # Use a generator to fetch models in batches, sorted by likes in descending order
     for model in api.list_models(sort="likes", direction=-1):
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ def get_recent_models(min_likes, days_ago, filter_string, search_string):
             if hasattr(model, "created_at") and model.created_at:
                 # Ensure created_at is offset-naive
                 created_at_date = model.created_at.replace(tzinfo=None)
-                if search_substrings != []:
+                if search_substrings:
                     if any(term in model.modelId.lower() for term in search_substrings):
-                        if filter_substrings != []:
+                        if filter_substrings:
                             if not any(sub in model.modelId.lower() for sub in filter_substrings):
                                 if created_at_date >= start_date:
                                     task = model.pipeline_tag if hasattr(model, "pipeline_tag") else "N/A"
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def get_recent_models(min_likes, days_ago, filter_string, search_string):
                                     "Task": task
                                 })
                 else:
-                    if filter_substrings != []:
+                    if filter_substrings:
                         if not any(sub in model.modelId.lower() for sub in filter_substrings):
                             if created_at_date >= start_date:
                                 task = model.pipeline_tag if hasattr(model, "pipeline_tag") else "N/A"