Update app.py

app.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from pydub import AudioSegment
 import time
 from phonemizer import phonemize
 
-
 # Create audio directory if it doesn't exist
 if not os.path.exists('audio'):
     os.makedirs('audio')
@@ -65,13 +64,17 @@ def transcribe_audio(audio):
         transcription = recognizer.recognize_google(audio_data)
         return transcription
     except sr.UnknownValueError:
-        return "Google Speech Recognition could not understand the audio"
+        return "Google Speech Recognition could not understand the audio."
     except sr.RequestError as e:
         return f"Error with Google Speech Recognition service: {e}"
 
 # Function to get IPA transcription
 def ipa_transcription(sentence):
-    return  phonemize("sentence", language='en-us')
+    try:
+        ipa = phonemize(sentence, language='en-us', backend='espeak', strip=True)
+        return ipa
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error during IPA transcription: {e}"
 
 # Step 2: Create pronunciation audio for incorrect words (locally)
 def create_pronunciation_audio(word):