Update app.py

app.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("ManishThota/Sparrow", trust_remote_co
 def predict_answer(image, question, max_tokens):
     #Set inputs
     text = f"A chat between a curious user and an artificial intelligence assistant. The assistant gives helpful, detailed, and polite answers to the user's questions. USER: <image>\n{question}? ASSISTANT:"
-    image = Image.open(image)
+    image = image.convert("RGB")
     
     input_ids = tokenizer(text, return_tensors='pt').input_ids
     image_tensor = model.image_preprocess(image)