Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
 import os
 import gradio as gr
 import requests
-import pandas as pd # You might not need this if smolagents handles data
-# import subprocess # REMOVE if using smolagents, this was for the previous workaround
-# import sys        # REMOVE if using smolagents, this was for the previous workaround
+import pandas as pd
+import subprocess
+import sys # Import sys
+
+# --- START: Force DDGS installation workaround ---
+try:
+    # Check if duckduckgo_search (provided by ddgs) can be imported
+    import duckduckgo_search
+    print("duckduckgo_search (via ddgs) is already installed.")
+except ImportError:
+    print("duckduckgo_search not found. Attempting to install ddgs...")
+    try:
+        # Use ddgs as it's the updated package name
+        subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "ddgs>=4.0.0"])
+        print("ddgs installed successfully.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Failed to install ddgs: {e}")
+        # Critical error, re-raise to stop startup if essential dependency fails
+        raise RuntimeError(f"CRITICAL: Failed to install ddgs: {e}")
+# --- END: Force DDGS installation workaround ---
 
-from agent import GaiaAgent
+from agent import GaiaAgent # This line should now run after ddgs is confirmed installed
 
 DEFAULT_API_URL = "https://agents-course-unit4-scoring.hf.space"