update

backend_deploy.py

@@ -916,17 +916,12 @@ def deploy_to_huggingface_space(
                         print(f"[Deploy] {error_msg}")
                         return False, error_msg, None
                     
-                    # Write transformers.js files to temp directory
+                    # Write transformers.js files to temp directory  
                     for filename, content in files.items():
                         file_path = temp_path / filename
                         print(f"[Deploy] Writing {filename} ({len(content)} chars) to {file_path}")
-                        # Use binary mode with UTF-8 encoding for better emoji/special character handling
-                        try:
-                            file_path.write_bytes(content.encode('utf-8'))
-                        except UnicodeEncodeError as e:
-                            print(f"[Deploy] Encoding error in {filename}: {e}, using fallback encoding")
-                            # Fallback: ignore problematic characters
-                            file_path.write_bytes(content.encode('utf-8', errors='ignore'))
+                        # Use text mode - Python handles encoding automatically
+                        file_path.write_text(content, encoding='utf-8')
                         # Verify the write was successful
                         written_size = file_path.stat().st_size
                         print(f"[Deploy] Verified {filename}: {written_size} bytes on disk")
@@ -1149,35 +1144,20 @@ def deploy_to_huggingface_space(
                         if not file_content:
                             return False, f"Missing content for {file_name}", None
                         
-                        # Ensure content is properly encoded (handle emojis safely)
-                        try:
-                            # Test encoding - this will catch any encoding issues early
-                            file_content.encode('utf-8', errors='strict')
-                        except UnicodeEncodeError as e:
-                            print(f"[Deploy] Encoding warning for {file_name}: {e}")
-                            # Replace problematic characters with safe equivalents
-                            file_content = file_content.encode('utf-8', errors='ignore').decode('utf-8')
-                        
                         success = False
                         last_error = None
                         
                         for attempt in range(max_attempts):
                             temp_file_path = None
                             try:
-                                # Create a NEW temp file for this upload (key difference from old approach)
+                                # Create a NEW temp file for this upload (matches Gradio version approach)
                                 print(f"[Deploy] Creating temp file for {file_name} with {len(file_content)} chars")
-                                # Use binary mode with explicit UTF-8 encoding for better emoji handling
-                                with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("wb", suffix=f".{file_name.split('.')[-1]}", delete=False) as f:
-                                    f.write(file_content.encode('utf-8'))
-                                    f.flush()  # Ensure all content is written to disk before closing
+                                # Use text mode "w" - lets Python handle encoding automatically (better emoji support)
+                                with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=f".{file_name.split('.')[-1]}", delete=False) as f:
+                                    f.write(file_content)
                                     temp_file_path = f.name
                                 # File is now closed and flushed, safe to upload
                                 
-                                # Verify temp file size before upload
-                                import os as _os
-                                temp_size = _os.path.getsize(temp_file_path)
-                                print(f"[Deploy] Temp file {file_name} size on disk: {temp_size} bytes (expected ~{len(file_content)} chars)")
-                                
                                 # Upload the file without commit_message (HF handles this for spaces)
                                 api.upload_file(
                                     path_or_fileobj=temp_file_path,