Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import gradio as gr
 import requests
-from serpapi import GoogleSearch  # Corrected SerpAPI import
 import os
 from datetime import datetime  # Import datetime for date validation
 
@@ -8,24 +7,21 @@ from datetime import datetime  # Import datetime for date validation
 serpapi_key = os.getenv("SERPAPI_API_KEY")  # Add your SerpAPI key to your environment variables
 groq_api_key = os.getenv("GROQ_CLOUD_API_KEY")
 
-# Function to use SerpAPI to get the LinkedIn URL
+# Function to use SerpAPI to get the LinkedIn URL via HTTP requests
 def get_linkedin_profile_via_serpapi(name, city):
     query = f"{name} LinkedIn {city}"
-    params = {
-        "q": query,
-        "hl": "en",
-        "gl": "us",
-        "api_key": serpapi_key,
-    }
-    search = GoogleSearch(params)
-    results = search.get_dict()
-    
-    # Look for LinkedIn profile in search results
-    for result in results.get("organic_results", []):
-        if "linkedin.com" in result.get("link", ""):
-            return result["link"]
+    url = f"https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google&q={query}&hl=en&gl=us&api_key={serpapi_key}"
     
-    return "LinkedIn profile not found"
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        results = response.json()
+        # Look for LinkedIn profile in search results
+        for result in results.get("organic_results", []):
+            if "linkedin.com" in result.get("link", ""):
+                return result["link"]
+        return "LinkedIn profile not found"
+    else:
+        return "Error: Unable to fetch results from SerpAPI"
 
 # Helper function to call Groq Cloud LLM API to generate and correct the email
 def generate_and_correct_email(bio, company_name, role):