Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import re
 import json
 import logging
 import requests
@@ -42,7 +43,24 @@ def generate_tts(text:str, verbose:bool = True):
         'DNT': '1',
         'Range': 'bytes=0-',
     }
-
+    
+    def _remove_emojis(text):
+        emoji_pattern = re.compile(
+            "["
+            "\U0001F600-\U0001F64F"  # Emoticons
+            "\U0001F300-\U0001F5FF"  # Symbols & Pictographs
+            "\U0001F680-\U0001F6FF"  # Transport & Map symbols
+            "\U0001F700-\U0001F77F"  # Alchemical Symbols
+            "\U0001F780-\U0001F7FF"  # Geometric Shapes Extended
+            "\U0001F800-\U0001F8FF"  # Supplemental Arrows-C
+            "\U0001F900-\U0001F9FF"  # Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs
+            "\U0001FA00-\U0001FA6F"  # Chess Symbols
+            "\U0001FA70-\U0001FAFF"  # Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A
+            "\U00002700-\U000027BF"  # Dingbats
+            "\U000024C2-\U0001F251"  # Enclosed characters
+            "]+", flags=re.UNICODE)
+        return emoji_pattern.sub(r'', text).strip()
+    
     def _generate_audio_chunk(text: str, chunk_number: int) -> tuple[int, bytes]:
         """
         Generate audio for a single text chunk.
@@ -58,7 +76,7 @@ def generate_tts(text:str, verbose:bool = True):
             TTSRequestError: If the request fails.
         """
         params = {
-            'input': text.strip(),
+            'input': _remove_emojis(text),
             'prompt': VOICE,
             'voice': 'alloy',
             'generation': str(uuid4()),