Update app.py

app.py

@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ def hf_translate(text, src_lang, tgt_lang):
     url = f"https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/{HF_MODEL}"
     try:
         response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
+        # Check if the response is empty or invalid
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            return f"Error: Received status code {response.status_code}"
         result = response.json()
-        if isinstance(result, list):
-            return result[0]["translation_text"]
-        else:
-            return "Translation failed: Invalid response format"
+        if not result or not isinstance(result, list):
+            return f"Error: Invalid response format. {response.text}"
+        return result[0]["translation_text"]
     except Exception as e:
         return f"Error: {e}"