Checkpoint: working OpenAI streaming assistant in app.py

testload.py

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+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
+
+load_dotenv()  # Looks for a file named ".env" in the current directory
+
+api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+
+if api_key:
+    print("✅ API key loaded successfully.")
+    print("First 8 characters:", api_key[:8] + "...")
+else:
+    print("❌ API key not found. Check your .env file formatting.")