Update app.py

app.py

@@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ def display_top_5(similarities):
     for word, similarity in top_5_similarities:
         st.write(f"- '{word}': {similarity:.4f}")
 
-        
 # Streamlit interface
 st.title("Sentence Similarity Checker")
 
+# Instructions in the sidebar
+st.sidebar.title("Instructions")
+st.sidebar.write("""
+1. **Enter the Reference Sentence**: Input the sentence or phrase you want to compare against others.
+2. **Input a List of Sentences**: Enter multiple sentences or phrases, each on a new line, in the text area.
+3. **Click 'Analyze'**: The app will calculate and display the top 5 most similar sentences.
+4. **Results**: The top 5 similar sentences along with their similarity scores will be displayed.
+5. **Warnings**: If either the reference sentence or the list of sentences is missing, a warning will be shown.
+""")
+
+# Main input area
 reference_word = st.text_input("Enter the reference Sentence:")
 word_list = st.text_area("Enter a list of sentences or phrases (one word per line):")
 
@@ -45,9 +55,7 @@ if st.button("Analyze"):
             similarity = calculate_similarity(reference_word, word)
             similarities.append((word, similarity)) 
 
-        #  Find top 5 (We should only do this once outside the loop)
+        # Find top 5 (We should only do this once outside the loop)
         display_top_5(similarities) 
     else:
         st.warning("Please enter a reference word and a list of words.")
-
-