once more try

app.py

@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ def save_dataframe_to_csv(df):
     return temp_file_path
 
 # Main function to perform image captioning and image-text matching
-def process_images_and_statements(image, file):
+def process_images_and_statements(image_file):
+    image = Image.open(image_file)
+    image = np.array(image)
     logging.info('Starting process_images_and_statements')
 
     # Generate image caption for the uploaded image using git-large-r-textcaps
@@ -121,13 +123,13 @@ def process_images_and_statements(image, file):
     return results_df, csv_results
 
 # Gradio interface
-image_input = gr.inputs.Image(type="file", label="Upload Image")
+image_input = gr.inputs.File(label="Upload Image")
 output_df = gr.outputs.Dataframe(type="pandas", label="Results")
 output_csv = gr.outputs.File(label="Download CSV")
 
 iface = gr.Interface(
     fn=process_images_and_statements,
-    inputs=[image_input],
+    inputs=image_input,
     outputs=[output_df, output_csv],
     title="Image Captioning and Image-Text Matching",
     theme='sudeepshouche/minimalist',