app.py

from pathlib import Path
from typing import Union

from pypdf import PdfReader
from transformers import pipeline
import gradio as gr


question_answerer = pipeline(task="question-answering", model="deepset/tinyroberta-squad2")


def get_text_from_pdf(pdf_file: Union[str, Path]) -> str:
    """Read the PDF from the given path and return a string with its entire content."""
    reader = PdfReader(pdf_file)

    # Extract text from all pages
    full_text = ""
    for page in reader.pages:
        full_text += page.extract_text()
    return full_text


def answer_doc_question(pdf_file, question):
    pdf_text = get_text_from_pdf(pdf_file)
    answer = question_answerer(question, pdf_text)
    return answer["answer"]


pdf_input = gr.File(file_types=[".pdf"])
question = gr.Textbox(label="Type a question regarding the uploaded document here.")
gr.Interface(fn=answer_doc_question, inputs=[pdf_input, question], outputs="text").launch()