commit 3

app.py

@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ def extract_audio(video_path, audio_path):
 
 @st.cache_resource(show_spinner="Loading model...")
 def load_model():
-    # Use a directory that has write permissions
-    model_path = os.path.join("/data", "accent-id-model")
+    model_path = "/data/accent-id-model"
+
+    # ✅ Ensure the /data directory exists and is writable
+    os.makedirs(model_path, exist_ok=True)
 
     classifier = EncoderClassifier.from_hparams(
         source=MODEL_ID,