Trying to rather sleep before reading the file

app.py

@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ def get_leaderboard_object(assay: str | None = None):
         filter_columns.append("property")
     # Bug: Can't leave search_columns empty because then it says "Column None not found in headers"
     # Note(Lood): Would be nice to make it clear that the Search Column is searching on model name
-    try:
-        current_dataframe = pd.read_csv("debug-current-results.csv")
-    except Exception as e:
-        # Return empty dataframe as fallback
-        print(f"Fallback: Returning empty dataframe as it doesn't exist yet: {e}")
-        current_dataframe = pd.DataFrame(columns=LEADERBOARD_COLUMNS_RENAME.values())
+    current_dataframe = pd.read_csv("debug-current-results.csv")
     lb = Leaderboard(
         value=format_leaderboard_table(df_results=current_dataframe, assay=assay),
         datatype=["str", "str", "str", "number", "str"],
@@ -74,18 +69,15 @@ def get_leaderboard_object(assay: str | None = None):
 
 
 def refresh_overall_leaderboard():
-    # Handle race condition where file is being written while we read it
-    try:
-        current_dataframe = pd.read_csv("debug-current-results.csv")
-    except Exception as e:
-        # Return empty dataframe with required columns as fallback
-        print(f"Fallback: Returning empty dataframe as it doesn't exist yet: {e}")
-        current_dataframe = pd.DataFrame(columns=LEADERBOARD_COLUMNS_RENAME.values())
+    # debug-current-results.csv is updated by the outer thread
+    current_dataframe = pd.read_csv("debug-current-results.csv")
     return format_leaderboard_table(df_results=current_dataframe)
 
 
 # Initialize global dataframe
+fetch_hf_results()
 time.sleep(2)  # Give the outer thread time to create the file at the start
+current_dataframe = pd.read_csv("debug-current-results.csv")
 
 # Make font size bigger using gradio theme
 with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Default(text_size=sizes.text_lg)) as demo: