Update app.py

app.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ try:
     # Load the vector store from the local drive
     script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     persist_directory = os.path.join(script_dir, 'Embedded_Med_books')
+
     
     # Debug information
     st.sidebar.header("Debug Information")
@@ -58,11 +59,14 @@ try:
             os.makedirs(persist_directory)
             st.success("Directory created!")
     
-    # Load the vector store
+    try:
     vector_store = Chroma(
         persist_directory=persist_directory,
         embedding_function=embeddings
     )
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"Error loading vector store: {e}")
+    
     retriever = vector_store.as_retriever(search_kwargs={'k': 1})
     
     # Initialize Groq client