Update app.py

app.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ os.environ["TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM"] = "false"
 filename = "output_topic_details.txt"  # Path to the file storing marine sustainability-specific details
 retrieval_model_name = 'output/sentence-transformer-finetuned/'
 
-openai.api_key = os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"]
+openai.api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")  # Ensure the API key is read from the environment variable
 
 system_message = "This is AquaGuard, a chatbot designed to raise awareness about ocean pollution and allow users to efficiently find volunteer opportunities."
 # Initial system message to set the behavior of the assistant