Update src/streamlit_app.py

src/streamlit_app.py

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ st.set_page_config(page_title="📍 BharatPulse - Local News & Sentiment", layou
 # IMPORTANT: For production, this 'users.json' file will not persist across deployments
 # on cloud platforms like Streamlit Community Cloud. Consider using a database (e.g., Firebase, PostgreSQL)
 # for persistent user data.
-USERS_FILE = "users.json"
+# Changed USERS_FILE path to /tmp/ for write permissions in deployed environments
+USERS_FILE = "/tmp/users.json"
 
 def load_users():
     """Loads user data from the JSON file."""
@@ -26,11 +27,19 @@ def load_users():
         # Handle case where file might be empty or corrupted
         st.error("Error loading user data. Initializing empty user database.")
         return {}
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"An unexpected error occurred while loading users: {e}")
+        return {}
+
 
 def save_users(users):
     """Saves user data to the JSON file."""
-    with open(USERS_FILE, "w") as f:
-        json.dump(users, f, indent=2)
+    try:
+        with open(USERS_FILE, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(users, f, indent=2)
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"An unexpected error occurred while saving users: {e}")
+
 
 def register_user(username, email, password, location):
     """Registers a new user."""