Simplify demo creation - remove try/except wrapper that might interfere with Spaces detection

app.py

@@ -882,22 +882,17 @@ IS_SPACES = os.getenv("SPACE_ID") is not None or os.getenv("SYSTEM") == "spaces"
 
 # Create demo unconditionally at module level - Spaces needs this
 # For local execution, main() will create its own demo
-try:
-    if IS_SPACES:
-        logger.info("Initializing for Hugging Face Spaces...")
-    demo = create_demo_for_spaces() if IS_SPACES else None
-    if IS_SPACES and demo is not None:
-        logger.info(f"Demo created successfully: {type(demo)}")
-        # Verify demo is a valid Gradio object
-        if not isinstance(demo, (gr.Blocks, gr.Interface)):
-            logger.error(f"Demo is not a valid Gradio object: {type(demo)}")
-            raise TypeError(f"Expected gr.Blocks or gr.Interface, got {type(demo)}")
-except Exception as e:
-    logger.error(f"Failed to create demo for Spaces: {e}", exc_info=True)
-    # Create a fallback error demo so Spaces doesn't show blank
-    with gr.Blocks() as error_demo:
-        gr.Markdown(f"# Error Initializing Chatbot\n\nAn error occurred while initializing the chatbot.\n\nError: {str(e)}\n\nPlease check the logs for details.")
-    demo = error_demo
+if IS_SPACES:
+    logger.info("Initializing for Hugging Face Spaces...")
+    demo = create_demo_for_spaces()
+    logger.info(f"Demo created successfully: {type(demo)}")
+    # Verify demo is a valid Gradio object
+    if not isinstance(demo, (gr.Blocks, gr.Interface)):
+        logger.error(f"Demo is not a valid Gradio object: {type(demo)}")
+        raise TypeError(f"Expected gr.Blocks or gr.Interface, got {type(demo)}")
+else:
+    # Local execution: demo will be created in main()
+    demo = None
 
 # For local execution only (not on Spaces)
 if __name__ == "__main__":