Secure API token using .env

app.py

@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 import gradio as gr
 from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer
 import torch
+import os
+
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
+
+# ✅ Load API Token Securely from .env
+load_dotenv()
+HF_TOKEN = os.getenv("HF_TOKEN")
+
+
 
 # ✅ Load the trained chatbot model from Hugging Face
 MODEL_NAME = "eabybabu/chatbot_model"  # Replace with your actual model name
 
-# ✅ Fix the authentication issue
-tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(MODEL_NAME, token=True)
-model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(MODEL_NAME, token=True)
+
+tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(MODEL_NAME, token=HF_TOKEN)
+model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(MODEL_NAME, token=HF_TOKEN)
+
 
 # ✅ Function to generate chatbot responses
 def chatbot_response(user_input):