Use a slower check rate on windows, otherwise windows locks up

[freddyaboulton]

Description

Closes: #12521
Closes: #12492

Before

After

Testing with this demo

import time

import gradio as gr

print(f"Gradio: {gr.__version__}")


def run_import():
    start = time.perf_counter()
    import torch

    print(f"PyTorch: {torch.__version__}")
    return time.perf_counter() - start


def callback():
    elapsed = run_import()
    print(f"Inside callback: {elapsed:.2f}s")
    return f"{elapsed:.2f}s"


with gr.Blocks() as demo:
    gr.Button("Test").click(callback, outputs=gr.Textbox())

demo.launch()

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Install Gradio from this PR

pip install https://gradio-pypi-previews.s3.amazonaws.com/599241021a607067722d1e01d370560a6982d495/gradio-6.1.0-py3-none-any.whl

Install Gradio Python Client from this PR

pip install "gradio-client @ git+https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio@599241021a607067722d1e01d370560a6982d495#subdirectory=client/python"

Install Gradio JS Client from this PR

npm install https://gradio-npm-previews.s3.amazonaws.com/599241021a607067722d1e01d370560a6982d495/gradio-client-2.0.0.tgz

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Package	Version
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• Use a slower check rate on windows, otherwise windows locks up

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[abidlabs]

Wow I wouldn't have expected that but Windows 🤷. LGTM since although I can't test it, this is the only major change to the queue that we (I) made. Thanks for the fix @freddyaboulton!

[FurkanGozukara]

i just tested this https://gradio-pypi-previews.s3.amazonaws.com/dff7e77e5a072a3c8b0832c248962a2708cb1adb/gradio-6.1.0-py3-none-any.whl

sadly didnt fix

if there is some debug parameter i can set i can try and give you feedback

[freddyaboulton]

yea it's bizzarro Thanks for reviewing!

[abidlabs]

Btw previously this was:

    self.progress_update_sleep_when_free = 0.1

[abidlabs]

hmm there's also this change in the original PR:

https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/12296/files#diff-cab37b7b6ce45220156832fd4ea1597bedcb26f5cfc43ab5c678fc8a586a0232

[FurkanGozukara]

hmm there's also this change in the original PR:

https://github.com//pull/12296/files#diff-cab37b7b6ce45220156832fd4ea1597bedcb26f5cfc43ab5c678fc8a586a0232

this one failed

(venv) F:\Paints_UNDO_v6\Paints-UNDO\venv\Scripts>pip install https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/12296/files#diff-cab37b7b6ce45220156832fd4ea1597bedcb26f5cfc43ab5c678fc8a586a0232
Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com
Collecting https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/12296/files#diff-cab37b7b6ce45220156832fd4ea1597bedcb26f5cfc43ab5c678fc8a586a0232
  Downloading https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/12296/files
     | 378.1 kB 2.2 MB/s 0:00:00
  ERROR: Cannot unpack file C:\Users\Furkan\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-unpack-ti0jt7sj\files (downloaded from C:\Users\Furkan\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-req-build-wsrnjjbi, content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8); cannot detect archive format
ERROR: Cannot determine archive format of C:\Users\Furkan\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-req-build-wsrnjjbi

(venv) F:\Paints_UNDO_v6\Paints-UNDO\venv\Scripts>

[freddyaboulton]

Thanks for checking @FurkanGozukara - can you please try with this one?

https://gradio-pypi-previews.s3.amazonaws.com/599241021a607067722d1e01d370560a6982d495/gradio-6.1.0-py3-none-any.whl

[FurkanGozukara]

https://gradio-pypi-previews.s3.amazonaws.com/599241021a607067722d1e01d370560a6982d495/gradio-6.1.0-py3-none-any.whl

yes this worked on one of the 1 apps that was broken. works same as 5.5.0

i am using python 3.10.11

excellent work thank you @freddyaboulton

[freddyaboulton]

Thank you for checking @FurkanGozukara !

[FurkanGozukara]

@freddyaboulton thank you so much. when can we expect this in release? 6.1.1?