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src/streamlit_app.py

@@ -12,10 +12,25 @@ for Hugging Face Spaces deployment.
   with real logic later.
 """
 
+import os, pathlib
+# Writable locations --------------------------------------------------
+os.environ.setdefault("HOME", "/tmp")                    # fixes expanduser("~")
+os.environ.setdefault("STREAMLIT_HOME", "/tmp/.st_home") # Streamlit telemetry
+os.environ.setdefault("HF_HOME",       "/tmp/hf_cache")  # Hub model cache
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# create the dirs once
+for _dir in (os.environ["STREAMLIT_HOME"], os.environ["HF_HOME"]):
+    pathlib.Path(_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+# disable usage-stats banner *before* importing streamlit
+os.environ["STREAMLIT_BROWSER_GATHERUSAGESTATS"] = "false"
+
+
 from __future__ import annotations
+import random        
+from pathlib import Path 
 
-import random, os
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 import requests
@@ -23,20 +38,6 @@ import streamlit as st
 
 from draft_model import DraftModel
 
-
-# 1) choose writable locations ( /tmp is always safe in Spaces )
-os.environ.setdefault("HOME", "/tmp")                       # fixes expanduser
-os.environ.setdefault("STREAMLIT_HOME", "/tmp/.streamlit")  # telemetry etc.
-os.environ.setdefault("HF_HOME",       "/tmp/hf_cache")     # model files
-
-# 2) create them so the next write succeeds
-for _dir in (os.environ["STREAMLIT_HOME"], os.environ["HF_HOME"]):
-    Path(_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-# 3) silence the “Collecting usage statistics…” banner completely
-os.environ["STREAMLIT_BROWSER_GATHERUSAGESTATS"] = "false"
-
-
 SUPPORTED_SETS_PATH = Path("supported_sets.txt")
 st.write("Running Streamlit", st.__version__)