Update app.py

app.py

@@ -48,37 +48,38 @@ def fact_checker(claim:str)-> str: #it's import to specify the return type
         return f"Error during fact-checking: {str(e)}"
         
 
+import re
+
 @tool
 def stock_price(symbol: str) -> str:
-    """A tool that retrieves the current stock price for a given stock symbol.
+    """A tool that retrieves the current stock price for a given stock symbol using DuckDuckGo search.
     Args:
         symbol: The ticker symbol of the stock (e.g., AAPL for Apple Inc.).
     Returns:
         A summary indicating the current price of the stock or an error message if unavailable.
     """
     try:
-        import yfinance as yf
-
-        # Initialize the ticker for the given symbol
-        ticker = yf.Ticker(symbol)
+        # Instantiate the DuckDuckGo search tool (ensure it's implemented or installed in your environment)
+        search_tool = DuckDuckGoSearchTool(max_results=5)
+        query = f"{symbol} current stock price"
         
-        # Try to get the current price from the ticker info
-        price = ticker.info.get("currentPrice")
+        # Fetch search results for the query
+        results = search_tool.forward(query)
         
-        # Fallback: if 'currentPrice' is not available, get the last closing price
-        if price is None:
-            history = ticker.history(period="1d")
-            if not history.empty:
-                price = history["Close"].iloc[-1]
-            else:
-                return f"Could not retrieve the current price for {symbol}. Please verify the ticker symbol."
-
-        # Return the current price in a formatted string
-        return f"The current price for {symbol} is ${price:.2f}."
-    
+        # Use a simple regex to attempt extraction of a stock price (e.g., $123.45)
+        # Note: This regex is basic and may need adjustments for more robust extraction.
+        match = re.search(r"\$?(\d{1,3}(?:,\d{3})*(?:\.\d+)?)(?!\S)", results)
+        if match:
+            # Clean the extracted string and convert to a float
+            price_str = match.group(1).replace(",", "")
+            price = float(price_str)
+            return f"The current price for {symbol} is ${price:.2f}."
+        else:
+            return f"Could not extract the current price for {symbol} from search results."
     except Exception as e:
         return f"An error occurred while retrieving the stock price for {symbol}: {e}"
 
+
 @tool
 def get_current_time_in_timezone(timezone: str) -> str:
     """A tool that fetches the current local time in a specified timezone.