Update app.py

app.py

@@ -146,14 +146,9 @@ def predict(file_obj, top_kmers=10, fasta_text=""):
         text = fasta_text.strip()
     elif file_obj is not None:
         try:
-            # Handle file reading based on type
-            if hasattr(file_obj, 'name'):  # Gradio returns a temp file
-                with open(file_obj.name, 'r') as f:
-                    text = f.read()
-            elif isinstance(file_obj, str):  # Already a string
-                text = file_obj
-            else:  # Try reading as bytes
-                text = file_obj.read().decode('utf-8')
+            # File input will be a filepath since we specified type="filepath"
+            with open(file_obj, 'r') as f:
+                text = f.read()
         except Exception as e:
             return f"Error reading file: {str(e)}\nPlease ensure you're uploading a valid FASTA text file.", None, None
     else:
@@ -257,7 +252,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=css) as iface:
             file_input = gr.File(
                 label="Upload FASTA file",
                 file_types=[".fasta", ".fa", ".txt"],
-                type="file"  # Explicitly specify file type
+                type="filepath"  # Changed to filepath which is one of the valid options
             )
             text_input = gr.Textbox(
                 label="Or paste FASTA sequence",