Update main.py

main.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ async def verify_email(verification_token: str, request: Request, db: Session =
     return RedirectResponse("/protected")
 
 # User authentication (protected route)
-@app.get("/protected", response_model=str)
+@app.get("/protected", response_class=HTMLResponse)  # Specify response_class as HTMLResponse
 async def protected_route(request: Request, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     # Verify the access token
     user = verify_token(token, my_secret_key, "HS256")
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ async def protected_route(request: Request, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme),
         raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="User not found in the database")
 
     # The user exists in the database, and you can render the protected route template
-    return templates.TemplateResponse("protected.html", {"request": request, "user": db_user.username})
+    return templates.TemplateResponse("protected.html", {"request": request, "user": db_user.username})