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Hi,
Using Basic Examples, langchain or llamaindex, upload_button fail to upload .txt or .pdf files in "kb.py" file line 39
with gr.Row():
upload_button = gr.UploadButton("Add File", file_types=["pdf","txt"], file_count="multiple")
gradio.exceptions.Error: "Invalid file type. Please upload a file that is one of these formats: ['pdf', 'txt']"
Thanks for your help!
log below:
milvus-standalone | [2025/06/15 15:08:03.033 +00:00] [WARN] [dist/dist_handler.go:112] ["node last heart beat time lag too behind"] [now=2025/06/15 15:08:03.033 +00:00] [lastHeartBeatTime=2025/06/15 15:07:42.235 +00:00] [nodeID=14]
rag-playground | [1] Jun 15 15:07:46 [ INFO] - uvicorn.access - 172.20.0.1:45696 - "POST /content/kb/gradio_api/upload HTTP/1.1" 200
rag-playground | [1] Jun 15 15:07:46 [ INFO] - uvicorn.access - 172.20.0.1:45696 - "POST /content/kb/gradio_api/queue/join?__theme=light HTTP/1.1" 200
rag-playground | Traceback (most recent call last):
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/queueing.py", line 625, in process_events
rag-playground | response = await route_utils.call_process_api(
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/route_utils.py", line 322, in call_process_api
rag-playground | output = await app.get_blocks().process_api(
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/blocks.py", line 2216, in process_api
rag-playground | inputs = await self.preprocess_data(
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/blocks.py", line 1882, in preprocess_data
rag-playground | processed_input.append(block.preprocess(inputs_cached))
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/components/upload_button.py", line 190, in preprocess
rag-playground | return [self._process_single_file(f) for f in payload] # type: ignore
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/components/upload_button.py", line 190, in
rag-playground | return [self._process_single_file(f) for f in payload] # type: ignore
rag-playground | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/gradio/components/upload_button.py", line 157, in _process_single_file
rag-playground | raise Error(
rag-playground | gradio.exceptions.Error: "Invalid file type. Please upload a file that is one of these formats: ['pdf', 'txt']"
rag-playground | [1] Jun 15 15:07:46 [ INFO] - uvicorn.access - 172.20.0.1:45696 - "GET /content/kb/gradio_api/queue/data?session_hash=6jcjgqfkk19 HTTP/1.1" 200
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Start with kb.py around line 39 and reproduce the upload using the Basic Examples flow with both .txt and .pdf files. Check the Gradio UploadButton validation shown in the traceback; done means both supported file types upload successfully without the Invalid file type error.
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