Set environment variable to skip LFS files during clone

download_models.py

@@ -34,11 +34,16 @@ def download_xcodec_models():
         try:
             # Step 1: Clone repository structure without LFS files
             print("🔄 Step 1: Cloning repository structure (no LFS)...")
+
+            # Set environment variable to skip LFS files during clone
+            env = os.environ.copy()
+            env["GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE"] = "1"
+
             subprocess.run([
-                "git", "clone", "--no-lfs",
+                "git", "clone",
                 "https://huggingface.co/m-a-p/xcodec_mini_infer",
                 "xcodec_mini_infer"
-            ], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300)
+            ], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300, env=env)
 
             print("✅ Repository structure downloaded successfully")