Update app.py

app.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytz
 import yaml
 from tools.final_answer import FinalAnswerTool
 from tools.visit_webpage import VisitWebpageTool
+import hashlib
 
 from Gradio_UI import GradioUI
 
@@ -14,11 +15,8 @@ def hash_encoding(sentence:str)-> str:
     Args:
         sentence: A string to be encoded
     """
-    import hashlib
 
-    sentence_encoded = hashlib.sha256(sentence).hexdigest()
-    
-    return sentence_encoded
+    return hashlib.sha256(sentence.encode()).hexdigest()
 
 @tool
 def get_current_time_in_timezone(timezone: str) -> str: