Upgrade to Gradio 5.9.0 and add monkey-patch to fix schema bug

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ emoji: 🎓
 colorFrom: blue
 colorTo: purple
 sdk: gradio
-sdk_version: 4.44.1
+sdk_version: 5.9.0
 app_file: app.py
 pinned: false
 license: mit

README_HF_SPACE.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ emoji: 🎓
 colorFrom: blue
 colorTo: purple
 sdk: gradio
-sdk_version: 4.44.1
+sdk_version: 5.9.0
 app_file: app.py
 pinned: false
 license: mit

app.py

@@ -9,6 +9,60 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
+# Monkey-patch to fix Gradio 4.44.x schema generation bug
+# Prevents TypeError: argument of type 'bool' is not iterable
+import sys
+
+# Patch BEFORE importing gradio to ensure it takes effect
+def _patch_gradio_schema_bug():
+    """Patch Gradio's buggy schema generation."""
+    try:
+        from gradio_client import utils as gradio_client_utils
+        
+        # Patch get_type - the main buggy function
+        if hasattr(gradio_client_utils, 'get_type'):
+            _original_get_type = gradio_client_utils.get_type
+            
+            def _patched_get_type(schema):
+                """Handle bool schemas that cause the bug."""
+                # Bug fix: schema is sometimes a bool
+                if isinstance(schema, bool):
+                    return "bool"
+                if schema is None:
+                    return "Any"
+                # Must be dict to check membership
+                if not isinstance(schema, dict):
+                    return "Any"
+                try:
+                    return _original_get_type(schema)
+                except TypeError as e:
+                    if "is not iterable" in str(e):
+                        return "Any"
+                    raise
+            
+            gradio_client_utils.get_type = _patched_get_type
+    
+        # Also patch the wrapper function that calls get_type
+        if hasattr(gradio_client_utils, '_json_schema_to_python_type'):
+            _original_json_to_type = gradio_client_utils._json_schema_to_python_type
+            
+            def _patched_json_to_type(schema, defs=None):
+                """Catch errors in schema conversion."""
+                try:
+                    return _original_json_to_type(schema, defs)
+                except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
+                    if "is not iterable" in str(e) or "bool" in str(type(e)):
+                        return "Any"
+                    raise
+            
+            gradio_client_utils._json_schema_to_python_type = _patched_json_to_type
+            
+    except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+        pass
+
+# Apply patch immediately
+_patch_gradio_schema_bug()
+
 # Add project paths
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent / "teacher_agent_dev"))
@@ -213,7 +267,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="MentorFlow - Strategy Comparison") as demo:
     """)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Disable API generation to avoid Gradio 4.44.x schema bug
-    # This bypasses the TypeError: argument of type 'bool' is not iterable
-    demo.launch(show_api=False)
+    # For Hugging Face Spaces
+    # Monkey-patch above should fix schema bug, but upgrade to Gradio 5.x is recommended
+    demo.launch()
 

requirements.txt

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ seaborn>=0.12.0
 tqdm>=4.65.0
 
 # Gradio for web interface (updated for security fixes)
-gradio>=4.44.1
+gradio>=5.9.0
 
 # Additional utilities
 scipy>=1.10.0

requirements_hf.txt

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ seaborn>=0.12.0
 tqdm>=4.65.0
 
 # Gradio for web interface (updated for security fixes)
-gradio>=4.44.1
+gradio>=5.9.0
 
 # Additional utilities
 scipy>=1.10.0