Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import gradio as gr
 import whisper
 import torch
+import string
 
 # Load Whisper model
 model = whisper.load_model("base")
@@ -37,10 +38,6 @@ asl_images = {
     'X': 'https://asl-hands.s3.amazonaws.com/gifs/How-to-Say-Letter-X-in-ASL-Alphabets.gif',
     'Y': 'https://asl-hands.s3.amazonaws.com/gifs/How-to-Say-Letter-Y-in-ASL-Alphabets.gif',
     'Z': 'https://asl-hands.s3.amazonaws.com/gifs/How-to-Say-Letter-Z-in-ASL-Alphabets.gif',
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-
-
-
     '1': 'https://asl-hands.s3.amazonaws.com/LSQ_1.jpg',
     '2': 'https://asl-hands.s3.amazonaws.com/LSQ_2.jpg',
     '3': 'https://asl-hands.s3.amazonaws.com/LSQ_3.jpg',
@@ -71,6 +68,9 @@ def transcribe_audio(audio):
 
 # Convert text to ASL images with corresponding letters, adding spaces between words
 def text_to_asl_images(text):
+    # Remove punctuation
+    text = text.translate(str.maketrans('', '', string.punctuation))
+    
     images_with_text = []
     words = text.upper().split()
     for i, word in enumerate(words):