demo

app.py

@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ def download_weights_from_hf() -> Path:
     print(f"Downloading model weights from HuggingFace: {HF_REPO_ID}")
     print("This may take a few minutes on first run...")
     
+    # Disable fast transfer if hf_transfer is not installed
+    if os.environ.get("HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER") == "1":
+        try:
+            import hf_transfer
+        except ImportError:
+            print("hf_transfer not available, disabling fast download")
+            os.environ["HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER"] = "0"
+    
     # Download to local directory
     snapshot_download(
         repo_id=HF_REPO_ID,