Update app.py

app.py

@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ import glob
 import shutil
 import time
 from hf_transcriber import HFTranscriber
+from huggingface_hub import login
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file if it exists
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+
+# Authenticate with Hugging Face
+HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN = os.environ.get('HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN')
+if HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN:
+    try:
+        login(token=HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN)
+        st.success("Successfully authenticated with Hugging Face.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.warning(f"Could not authenticate with Hugging Face: {str(e)}")
+else:
+    st.warning("Hugging Face token not found. Some models may not work without authentication.")
+    st.info("Create a .env file with HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN=your_token_here or set it in your environment variables.")
 
 # Configuration dictionary to store app settings
 app_config = {