Update app.py

app.py

@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ import os
 import numpy as np
 from langchain.vectorstores import Pinecone
 from langchain.schema import Document
-
+from pinecone import Pinecone as PC
 
 # Initialize Pinecone
-PINECONE_API_KEY = os.getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY", "")
+PINECONE_API_KEY = os.getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY")
 PINECONE_INDEX = "arolchatbot"  # e.g., "us-west1-gcp-free"
-
+pc = PC(api_key=PINECONE_API_KEY)
+index = pc.Index(PINECONE_INDEX)
 # Connect to Pinecone
 
 
 embeddings = HuggingFaceEmbeddings(model_name="thenlper/gte-large")
-vector_store = Pinecone(pinecone.Index(PINECONE_INDEX), embeddings.embed_query, "text")
+vector_store = Pinecone(index, embeddings.embed_query, "text")
 
 # Model and Tokenizer
 model_name = "Meldashti/chatbot"