in Frontend/utils/state_management.py [0:0]
def initialize_session_state(keys: List[str]) -> None:
"""
Initializes session state variables.
Args:
keys (List[str]): A list of session state keys to initialize.
"""
if not st.session_state.get("_initial_run", False):
for key in keys:
if key not in st.session_state:
st.session_state[key] = ""
st.session_state._initial_run = True