Completely remove PIL Image schemas from Gradio endpoints

app.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=CSS, title="4K Upscaler Pro") as demo:
         with gr.TabItem("🖼 Image Upscaler"):
             with gr.Row():
                 with gr.Column():
-                    img_input = gr.Image(type="pil", label="Upload Image")
+                    img_input = gr.Image(type="filepath", label="Upload Image")
                     img_method = gr.Radio(
                         ["Real-ESRGAN (AI)", "Lanczos (Fast)"],
                         value="Lanczos (Fast)",

core.py

@@ -61,15 +61,14 @@ def opencv_upscale(img_np: np.ndarray, target_w: int, target_h: int) -> np.ndarr
     return cv2.resize(img_np, (target_w, target_h), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LANCZOS4)
 
 
-from typing import Any
-
-def upscale_image(
-    image: Any, method: str, target_str: str
-) -> tuple[Any, str, Any]:
+def upscale_image(image, method, target_str):
 
     if image is None:
         return None, "❌ No image provided.", None
 
+    if isinstance(image, str):
+        image = Image.open(image)
+
     try:
         target = TargetResolution(target_str)
     except ValueError:
@@ -106,9 +105,7 @@ def upscale_image(
     return result_img, info, tmp_path
 
 
-def upscale_video(
-    video_path: str | None, method: str, target_str: str, progress_callback=None
-) -> tuple[str | None, str]:
+def upscale_video(video_path, method, target_str, progress_callback=None):
 
     if not video_path:
         return None, "❌ No video provided."