Update app.py

app.py

@@ -22,18 +22,23 @@ def respond(
     temperature,
     top_p,
 ):
-    # First, attempt to find a response in the dataset
-    closest_match = None
-    for entry in dataset:
-        if message.lower() in entry["question"].lower():  # Adjust "question" to the actual column name
-            closest_match = entry["answer"]  # Adjust "answer" to the actual column name
-            break
+    # Attempt to find a response in the dataset
+    try:
+        closest_match = None
+        for entry in dataset:
+            if message.lower() in entry["question"].lower():  # Adjust based on actual column names
+                closest_match = entry["answer"]  # Adjust based on actual column names
+                break
 
-    # If a match is found, return the dataset answer
-    if closest_match:
-        return closest_match
+        # If a match is found, return the dataset answer
+        if closest_match:
+            return closest_match
 
-    # If no match is found, use the chatbot model
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Log errors during dataset querying
+        print(f"Dataset Query Error: {e}")
+
+    # If no match is found, or there's an error, fall back to chatbot model
     messages = [{"role": "system", "content": system_message}]
 
     for val in history: