Update app.py

app.py

@@ -4,24 +4,26 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
+os.environ.setdefault("PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH", "/home/user/.cache/ms-playwright")
 def install_playwright_browsers():
     """Install Playwright Chromium browsers – works on Hugging Face Spaces."""
+    marker = os.path.join(os.environ["PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"], ".installed")
+    if os.path.exists(marker):
+        print("✅ Playwright browsers already installed, skipping.")
+        return
     try:
         print("📦 Installing Playwright browsers...")
-        # Use check_call to raise error if it fails
         subprocess.check_call(
             [sys.executable, "-m", "playwright", "install", "chromium"],
-            env={**os.environ, "PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH": "/home/user/.cache/ms-playwright"}
         )
+        os.makedirs(os.environ["PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"], exist_ok=True)
+        open(marker, "w").close()
         print("✅ Playwright browsers installed successfully.")
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         print(f"❌ Playwright install failed with code {e.returncode}")
-        print(f"   Stderr: {e.stderr if e.stderr else 'No stderr'}")
-        # If it fails, we still let the app start (but it will crash later)
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"❌ Unexpected error during install: {e}")
 
-# Call this immediately, before any other imports that use Playwright
 install_playwright_browsers()
 
 try: