updated app finally

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import logging
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file
+load_dotenv()
 
 # Add the current directory to the Python path
 current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -28,17 +32,14 @@ async def chat_interface(message, history):
         # Debugging: Print the formatted bot response
         print(f"Formatted bot response: {bot_response}")
         
-        # Ensure the history is correctly formatted
-        formatted_history = [(str(h), str(a)) for h, a in updated_history]
-        
-        return bot_response, formatted_history
+        return bot_response  # Return only the bot_response, not the history
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error in chat_interface: {str(e)}")
         burner_error_message = (
             "Whoa there, playa pal! It seems the dust has clogged my circuits. "
             "Let's take a deep breath and try that again. Radical self-reliance, remember?"
         )
-        return burner_error_message, history + [(message, burner_error_message)]
+        return burner_error_message  # Return only the error message, not the history
 
 
 gr.ChatInterface(