Update lang_detect.py

lang_detect.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from langdetect import detect_langs
 
-# Function to detect the language of the input text
+# Detect the language of the input text
 def detect_language(text):
     try:
-        if not text.strip() or len(text) < 3:
+        if not text.strip() or len(text) < 3:  # Return auto-detect if text is empty or too short
             return [("Auto-detect", 1.0, "Auto-detect")]
         lang_detections = detect_langs(text)
         native_lang_map = {
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ def detect_language(text):
         }
         detected_options = [(native_lang_map.get(lang.lang, ("Auto-detect", "Auto-detect"))[0], lang.prob, native_lang_map.get(lang.lang, ("Auto-detect", "Auto-detect"))[1]) for lang in lang_detections if lang.prob >= 0.2]
         return detected_options[:1] if detected_options else [("Auto-detect", 0.5, "Auto-detect")]
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"Language detection error: {e}")
         return [("Auto-detect", 0.5, "Auto-detect")]