including metadata

app.py

@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ def analyze(**kwargs):
         kwargs["entities"] = None
 
     if st.session_state.excluded_words:
+        logging.info(
+                f"type of excluded_words_recognizer: {type(st.session_state.excluded_words)}\n"
+            )
         excluded_words_recognizer = PatternRecognizer(supported_entity="MANUAL ADD",
-                                      deny_list=st.session_state.excluded_words)
+                                      deny_list=[st.session_state.excluded_words])
         analyzer_engine_instance.registry.add_recognizer(excluded_words_recognizer)
 
     return analyzer_engine_instance.analyze(**kwargs)