Make HF_TOKEN optional for pyannote models

README.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This Python application transcribes audio files with speaker diarization and tim
    ```bash
    pip install -r requirements.txt
    ```
-5. Set Hugging Face token:
+5. Optional: Set Hugging Face token for pyannote models (required for first download):
    ```bash
    export HF_TOKEN=your_huggingface_token
    ```

transcript.py

@@ -27,12 +27,8 @@ def main():
     processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained("Qwen/Qwen-Omni-7B")
 
     # Load diarization pipeline
-    # Note: Requires Hugging Face token set as HF_TOKEN environment variable
-    hf_token = os.getenv("HF_TOKEN")
-    if not hf_token:
-        print("Error: Please set HF_TOKEN environment variable for pyannote authentication.")
-        return
-    diarization_pipeline = Pipeline.from_pretrained("pyannote/speaker-diarization", use_auth_token=hf_token)
+    # Optional: Set HF_TOKEN environment variable for pyannote authentication (required for first download)
+    diarization_pipeline = Pipeline.from_pretrained("pyannote/speaker-diarization", use_auth_token=os.getenv("HF_TOKEN"))
 
     # Load audio
     audio, sr = librosa.load(audio_file, sr=16000)