Update app.py

app.py

@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ import nltk
 import srt
 from pydub import AudioSegment, silence
 import datetime
+import nest_asyncio
+import threading
+
+# Enable nested event loop (required for Spaces)
+nest_asyncio.apply()
 
 # 📦 Safe punkt download
 nltk_data_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "nltk_data")
 nltk.download("punkt", download_dir=nltk_data_path)
 nltk.data.path.append(nltk_data_path)
 
-# 🔊 Generate audio
+# 🗣️ Text-to-Speech and SRT generator
 async def text_to_speech(text, voice, rate, pitch):
     if not text.strip():
         return None, None, "Please enter some text."
@@ -97,11 +102,14 @@ async def create_demo():
 
     return demo
 
-# Entry point
-import nest_asyncio
-nest_asyncio.apply()
+# Global demo instance (for Hugging Face Spaces compatibility)
+demo = None
 
-demo = asyncio.run(create_demo())
-demo.queue()
-demo.launch()
+def launch_app():
+    global demo
+    demo = asyncio.run(create_demo())
+    demo.queue()
+    demo.launch()
 
+# Start the app in a thread (non-blocking, Space can detect `demo`)
+threading.Thread(target=launch_app).start()