Update app.py

app.py

@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ async def update_dashboard(request: Request, userId: str, topic: str, year: str
     # Return a redirect to the dash app
     return RedirectResponse(url="/dash")
 
+
+# Fix for venue_redirect endpoint
 @app.get("/venue_redirect/{userId}/{topic}/{year}")
 @app.get("/venue_redirect/{userId}/{topic}")
 async def venue_redirect(request: Request, userId: str, topic: str, year: int = None):
     """
-    A centralized endpoint that redirects to the venue dashboard
+    A centralized endpoint that redirects to the venue dashboard and opens it in a browser
     """
     try:
         # Reset the global venue_dash_app to ensure a fresh instance
@@ -122,12 +124,9 @@ async def venue_redirect(request: Request, userId: str, topic: str, year: int =
         venue_dash_app = get_or_create_venue_dash_app()
         app.mount("/venues", WSGIMiddleware(venue_dash_app.server))
 
-        scheme = request.url.scheme  # 'http' or 'https'
-        base_url = f"{scheme}://{request.headers['host']}".rstrip('/')
+        base_url = str(request.base_url).rstrip('/')
         dashboard_url = f"{base_url}/venues/"
-        
-        # Don't attempt to open browser through backend when deployed
-        # This is the key change - let the frontend handle redirects instead
+        open_browser_safely(dashboard_url)
         print(f"Redirecting to {dashboard_url}")
         return RedirectResponse(url="/venues/")
     except Exception as e: