Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1279,14 +1279,21 @@ def create_interface():
         
         with gr.Tab("Typhoon Path Animation"):
             with gr.Row():
-                # Initialize with placeholder years, we'll update it once loaded
+                # Get initial years from ibtracs right away
+                initial_years = sorted([year for year in range(1950, 2025) if ibtracs and year in ibtracs.data.keys()])
+                initial_year = initial_years[-1] if initial_years else 2024
+                
                 year_dropdown = gr.Dropdown(
-                    choices=[2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024],  # Placeholder until data is loaded
-                    value=2024,
+                    choices=initial_years,
+                    value=initial_year,
                     label="Year"
                 )
                 
+                # Initialize typhoons for the initial year
+                initial_typhoons = get_typhoons_for_year(initial_year)
                 typhoon_dropdown = gr.Dropdown(
+                    choices=[name for name, _ in initial_typhoons],
+                    value=initial_typhoons[0][1] if initial_typhoons else None,
                     label="Typhoon",
                     interactive=True
                 )
@@ -1297,34 +1304,18 @@ def create_interface():
                     label="Classification Standard"
                 )
             
-            # Update the dropdowns with actual data once loaded
-            def update_year_dropdown():
-                if ibtracs is None:
-                    return [], None
-                available_years = sorted([year for year in range(1950, 2025) if year in ibtracs.data.keys()])
-                return gr.Dropdown.update(choices=available_years, value=available_years[-1] if available_years else None)
-            
-            # Update typhoon dropdown when year changes
             # Update typhoon dropdown when year changes
             def update_typhoon_dropdown(year):
                 if not year or ibtracs is None:
-                    return [], None
-    
+                    return []
+                
                 typhoons = get_typhoons_for_year(year)
                 if not typhoons:
-                    return [], None
-    
-                # Return the choices and value directly
-                return [{"label": name, "value": id} for name, id in typhoons], typhoons[0][1] if typhoons else None
-            
-            # Update the year dropdown once at the beginning
-            demo.load(
-                update_year_dropdown,
-                inputs=None,
-                outputs=year_dropdown
-            )
+                    return []
+                
+                # Return simple list for older Gradio versions
+                return [name for name, _ in typhoons]
             
-            # Update typhoon dropdown when year changes
             year_dropdown.change(
                 update_typhoon_dropdown,
                 inputs=year_dropdown,
@@ -1342,9 +1333,6 @@ def create_interface():
             )
     
     return demo
-  
-       
-   
 
 # Run the app
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -1360,4 +1348,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     
     # Create and launch the Gradio interface
     demo = create_interface()
-    demo.launch(share=True)  # Use share=True for Hugging Face Spaces
+    demo.launch()  # No parameters for Hugging Face Spaces