attempt file upload fix #1

app.py

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def load_uploaded_file(file_obj):
     load_uploaded_file - process an uploaded file
 
     Args:
-        file_obj (list): Gradio file object inside a list
+        file_obj (POTENTIALLY list): Gradio file object inside a list
 
     Returns:
         str, the uploaded file contents
@@ -130,13 +130,17 @@ def load_uploaded_file(file_obj):
 
     # file_path = Path(file_obj[0].name)
 
+    # check if mysterious file object is a list
+    if isinstance(file_obj, list):
+        file_obj = file_obj[0]
+    file_path = Path(file_obj.name)
     try:
-        with open(file_obj, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
+        with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
             raw_text = f.read()
         text = clean(raw_text, lower=False)
         return text
     except Exception as e:
-        logging.info(f"Trying to load file with path {file_obj}, error: {e}")
+        logging.info(f"Trying to load file with path {file_path}, error: {e}")
         return "Error: Could not read file. Ensure that it is a valid text file with encoding UTF-8."