Update app.py

app.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from pydub import AudioSegment
 import tempfile
 from langdetect import detect
 import os
+import asyncio
 from telegram import Update
 from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, filters, ContextTypes
 
@@ -166,12 +167,16 @@ with gr.Blocks() as demo:
         outputs=[audio_file, audio_record]
     )
 
-# Start the Telegram bot in a separate thread
+# Start the Telegram bot in a separate thread with its own event loop
 def run_telegram_bot():
     if not TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN:
         print("Telegram bot token not found. Please set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN in the Space secrets.")
         return
 
+    # Create a new event loop for this thread
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+
     application = Application.builder().token(TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN).build()
 
     # Add handlers
@@ -180,7 +185,10 @@ def run_telegram_bot():
 
     # Start the bot
     print("Starting Telegram bot...")
-    application.run_polling(allowed_updates=Update.ALL_TYPES)
+    try:
+        loop.run_until_complete(application.run_polling(allowed_updates=Update.ALL_TYPES))
+    finally:
+        loop.close()
 
 # Launch Gradio app and Telegram bot
 if __name__ == "__main__":