Update app.py

app.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def chat_short_story(length, genre, theme, tone, writing_style):
     )
 
     # Retrieve the Hugging Face API key from the environment
-    HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY = os.getenv("HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY").strip()
+    HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY = os.getenv("HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY")
     if not HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY:
         return "Error: Hugging Face API key not found. Please set the HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY environment variable."