Update utils.py

utils.py

@@ -13,9 +13,25 @@ import re
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import time
 import json
-from googletrans import Translator
+from googletrans import Translator, LANGUAGES
 import statistics
 
+# Initialize translator with retry mechanism
+def get_translator():
+    max_retries = 3
+    for attempt in range(max_retries):
+        try:
+            translator = Translator()
+            # Test the translator
+            translator.translate('test', dest='en')
+            return translator
+        except Exception as e:
+            if attempt == max_retries - 1:
+                print(f"Failed to initialize translator after {max_retries} attempts: {str(e)}")
+                return None
+            time.sleep(1)  # Wait before retrying
+    return None
+
 class NewsExtractor:
     def __init__(self):
         self.headers = HEADERS
@@ -963,7 +979,7 @@ class SentimentAnalyzer:
 class TextToSpeechConverter:
     def __init__(self):
         self.output_dir = AUDIO_OUTPUT_DIR
-        self.translator = Translator()
+        self.translator = get_translator()
         os.makedirs(self.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
     
     def generate_audio(self, text: str, filename: str) -> str: