Date Picker Not Updating Data In Browser

I am trying to use the Date Picker to filter a table in a browser. However the contents of the table are not updating after selecting a new date. I tried to follow the examples listed here. The code which generates the output is below. Please advise.

Below the table not responding to the selection in the date picker:

Code which generates the above output is below:

import datetime
import pandas as pd
import panel as pn
from io import BytesIO
from bokeh.util.browser import view
from bokeh.resources import INLINE
import datetime as dt


#define the temporary html file for viewing
html_file = 'temp.html'

#utility function for writing html to temporary file and viewing
def write_to_temp(html):
    with open(html_file, mode='w',encoding='utf-8') as f:
        f.write(html)
    view(html_file)

# utility function for getting html from panel and saving to file
def get_pn_html(panel_object):
    tmpfile = BytesIO()
    panel_object.save(filename=tmpfile, resources=INLINE)
    tmpfile.seek(0)
    html = tmpfile.read().decode('utf-8')
    write_to_temp(html)
    
def add_day():
    return datetime.timedelta(days=(1))


# creation of dummy data
def create_uptime_data():
    up_time = []
    for i in range(81):
        up_time.append('UP')

    for i in range(19):
        up_time.append('DOWN')

    df_data = {"UP TIME": up_time}

    return pd.DataFrame.from_dict(df_data)


def create_date_data():
    start = dt.date(2021, 1, 26)
    dates = [start + dt.timedelta(days=i) for i in range(len(df))]
    return dates


df = create_uptime_data()


ate_picker = pn.widgets.DatePicker(name='Date Picker',
                                    start=create_date_data()[0], 
                                    end=create_date_data()[-1], 
                                    value=create_date_data()[0])


@pn.depends(date_picker.param.value)
def create_table(date=date_picker.param.value):
    df = create_uptime_data()
    df['date'] = create_date_data()
    df = df[df['date']==date]
    tab = pn.widgets.Tabulator(df, height=500, layout='fit_columns', 
                             sizing_mode='stretch_width')
    return tab

daily = pn.Row(pn.Column(date_picker),create_table)

get_pn_html(daily)

relevant versions below:
bokeh==2.3.3
panel==0.12.0
param==1.12.0