app.py

from gradio import components as gc
import gradio as gr

# Create a sidebar component
sidebar = gc.SideBar()
for item in sidebar_items:
    prompt_button = gc.Button(text=item["prompt"])
    description = item["description"]
    # Add additional styling or functionality if needed
    
    # Append the button and description to the sidebar component
    sidebar.append(prompt_button, description)

# Create the interface without a sidebar (since we've added it separately)
iface = gr.Interface(
    fn=greet,
    inputs="text",
    outputs="text",
    title="Greeting App",
    description="Ask a user for their name and greet them."
)

# Add the left sidebar to the interface
iface.add_component(sidebar, side="left")

# Launch the Gradio app
iface.launch()