Upload app.py

app.py

@@ -252,29 +252,22 @@ def create_app():
 
 # Create the app for Hugging Face Spaces
 # Spaces will automatically detect Gradio and run this
-# Use a guard to prevent multiple initializations (Spaces may import the module multiple times)
-_demo_initialized = False
-
-if not _demo_initialized:
-    try:
-        print("🔄 Initializing app...")
-        demo = create_app()
-        _demo_initialized = True
-        print("✅ App initialized successfully!")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"❌ Error creating app: {e}")
-        import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc()
-        # Create a minimal error interface
-        import gradio as gr
-        demo = gr.Interface(
-            fn=lambda: f"Error: {str(e)}\n\nPlease check the logs for details.",
-            inputs=None,
-            outputs=gr.Textbox(),
-            title="CSRC Car Manual RAG System - Error",
-            description="An error occurred during initialization. Please check the logs."
-        )
-        _demo_initialized = True
-else:
-    print("ℹ️  App already initialized, reusing existing instance")
+# Note: Spaces may import the module multiple times, but we only create demo once at module level
+try:
+    print("🔄 Initializing app...")
+    demo = create_app()
+    print("✅ App initialized successfully!")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"❌ Error creating app: {e}")
+    import traceback
+    traceback.print_exc()
+    # Create a minimal error interface
+    import gradio as gr
+    demo = gr.Interface(
+        fn=lambda: f"Error: {str(e)}\n\nPlease check the logs for details.",
+        inputs=None,
+        outputs=gr.Textbox(),
+        title="CSRC Car Manual RAG System - Error",
+        description="An error occurred during initialization. Please check the logs."
+    )