Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,28 +1,8 @@
 import streamlit as st
 
-# Expanded list of Pakistani cities
-cities = [
-    "Karachi", "Lahore", "Islamabad", "Rawalpindi", "Peshawar", "Quetta",
-    "Faisalabad", "Multan", "Sialkot", "Hyderabad", "Gujranwala", "Bahawalpur",
-    "Abbottabad", "Sargodha", "Mardan", "Mirpur", "Sukkur", "Larkana",
-    "Chiniot", "Sheikhupura", "Gujrat", "Jhelum", "Dera Ghazi Khan", "Nawabshah"
-]
-
-# Platforms with job search URLs
-platforms = {
-    "LinkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?keywords={job}&location={city}",
-    "Indeed": "https://pk.indeed.com/jobs?q={job}&l={city}",
-    "National Job Portal": "https://njp.gov.pk/job_search?keywords={job}&city={city}"
-}
-
-# App Title
-st.title("Job Search Portal")
-
-# User Inputs (with empty initial selection)
-st.subheader("Search for Jobs in Pakistan")
-selected_city = st.selectbox("Select your city:", [""] + cities)  # Add empty string
-job_keyword = st.text_input("Enter job title or keywords:")
-selected_platform = st.selectbox("Choose the job platform:", [""] + list(platforms.keys()))  # Add empty string
+# ... (rest of your code)
+
+# ... (User inputs with empty initial selection)
 
 # Initialize button state
 button_state = "Search Jobs"
@@ -39,7 +19,9 @@ else:
 
             # Change button state
             button_state = "See Jobs"
-            st.experimental_rerun()  # Force a rerun to update the button
+
+            # Use st.session_state to preserve button state
+            st.session_state['button_state'] = button_state
 
         elif button_state == "See Jobs":
             # Open the link in a new tab
@@ -49,8 +31,8 @@ else:
 
             # Reset button state for new searches.
             button_state = "Search Jobs"
-            st.experimental_rerun()
+            st.session_state['button_state'] = button_state
 
-# This is a very important line that prevents the session from being saved after the button is clicked.
+# Ensure button_state is initialized in st.session_state
 if 'button_state' not in st.session_state:
         st.session_state['button_state'] = "Search Jobs"