I have a streamlit app that takes a file and builds a chat bot on top of it. There are two ways to upload files. From folder (“Use Data from folder” button) and from the “drag and drop” box. The option with the “drag and drop” box works fine, but for the option with the “Use Data from folder” butt…

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Streamlit input to chat via button does not persist

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bsalita July 9, 2023, 11:53pm 3

Yea, I had same issue along with every other possible goof. I posted a minimal working example which solves your issue. ChatGPT Style Example SOTA

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Streamlit input to chat via button does not persist

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