Update app.py

app.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from kokoro import KPipeline
 import soundfile as sf
 import io
 import os
-import subprocess
 
 # Install espeak-ng if not installed
 if not os.system("which espeak-ng"):
@@ -12,18 +11,6 @@ else:
     os.system("apt-get -qq -y install espeak-ng")
     st.text("Installing espeak-ng...")
 
-# Function to install MeCab and its dependencies
-def install_mecab():
-    try:
-        # Install MeCab dependencies (might fail in Hugging Face Spaces)
-        subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "mecab-ipadic"])
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        st.error("Failed to install MeCab or its dependencies.")
-        st.error(str(e))
-
-# Install MeCab-related dependencies
-install_mecab()
-
 # Streamlit App UI Setup
 st.title("Text-to-Speech with Kokoro")
 st.sidebar.header("Configuration & Instructions")