Update app.py

app.py

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer
 # Title of the Streamlit App
 st.title("Pinecone Index Management with Streamlit")
 
+# Initialize Pinecone globally
+index = None
+
 # Function to initialize Pinecone
 def initialize_pinecone():
     api_key = os.getenv('PINECONE_API_KEY')  # Get Pinecone API key from environment variable
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ if pc:
     
     # Button to create or connect to index
     if st.button("Create or Connect to Index"):
+        global index  # Make index a global variable
         index = create_or_connect_index(pc, index_name, dimension)
         if index:
             st.success(f"Successfully connected to index '{index_name}'")