ensures api_key can be loaded

utils.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import os
-import logging
 import csv
 import hashlib
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 import chromadb
 from llama_index.core import Settings
@@ -18,13 +16,14 @@ from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
 
 from config import CHROMA_PATH, CHROMA_COLLECTION, FILES, CHUNK_SIZE, CHUNK_OVERLAP
 
-Settings.llm = OpenAI(temperature=0, model="gpt-4o-mini")
+
+api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+
+Settings.llm = OpenAI(temperature=0, model="gpt-4o-mini", api_key=api_key)
 Settings.embed_model = OpenAIEmbedding(
     model="text-embedding-3-small"
 )
 
-load_dotenv()
-
 def deterministic_id_func(i: int, doc: BaseNode) -> str:
     """Deterministic ID function for the text splitter.
     This will be used to generate a unique repeatable identifier for each node."""