Update app.py

app.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from telegram import Update
 from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, ContextTypes
 import logging
 import threading
+import asyncio
 
 # Enable logging
 logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
@@ -17,17 +18,19 @@ if not BOT_TOKEN:
 application = Application.builder().token(BOT_TOKEN).build()
 
 # Define the /start command handler
-def start(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
+async def start(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
     """Sends a welcome message when the user starts the bot."""
-    update.message.reply_text("Hello! This bot is running in synchronous mode 🚀")
+    await update.message.reply_text("Hello! This bot is running on Hugging Face Spaces 🚀")
 
 # Add command handlers
 application.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start))
 
 # Function to run the polling
 def start_polling():
-    # Run the polling in blocking mode
-    application.run_polling()
+    # Create a new event loop for this thread
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    loop.run_until_complete(application.run_polling())
 
 # Start a new thread to run polling
 thread = threading.Thread(target=start_polling)