Update app.py

app.py

@@ -13,23 +13,37 @@ pipe = pipeline(
 
 def transcribe(audio):
     """Transcribes Tamil speech from an audio file."""
-    if audio is None:
-       return "Please record or upload an audio file."
-
-    # Make sure to handle audio path properly
-    audio_path = audio if isinstance(audio, str) else audio.get("name", None)
-    if audio_path is None:
-       return "Could not read audio file."
-
-    audio_data, sample_rate = sf.read(audio_path)
-    transcription = pipe(
-        {"array": audio_data, "sampling_rate": sample_rate},
-        chunk_length_s=30,
-        batch_size=8,
-        return_timestamps=True,
-    )["text"]
-
-    return transcription
+    try:
+        if audio is None:
+            return "Please record or upload an audio file."
+
+        print(f"[DEBUG] Received audio: {audio}")
+
+        # Handle filepath case from Gradio
+        audio_path = audio if isinstance(audio, str) else audio.get("name", None)
+        if audio_path is None:
+            return "Could not read audio file."
+
+        print(f"[DEBUG] Reading audio file: {audio_path}")
+        audio_data, sample_rate = sf.read(audio_path)
+
+        print(f"[DEBUG] Audio sample rate: {sample_rate}, shape: {audio_data.shape}")
+
+        transcription = pipe(
+            {"array": audio_data, "sampling_rate": sample_rate},
+            chunk_length_s=30,
+            batch_size=8,
+            return_timestamps=True,
+        )["text"]
+
+        print(f"[DEBUG] Transcription: {transcription}")
+        return transcription
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+        print("[ERROR] Exception during transcription:")
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        return f"Error: {str(e)}"
 
 iface = gr.Interface(
     fn=transcribe,