Update app.py

app.py

@@ -100,12 +100,21 @@ popular_topics = [
     "History", "Law", "Literature", "Music", "News","Africa",
     "Philosophy", "Religion", "Society", "World"
 ]
+
 async def assign_topic(generated_text, topic_list=popular_topics):
     lower_generated_text = generated_text.lower()
     for topic in topic_list:
         if topic.lower() in lower_generated_text:
             return topic.title()
     return generated_text
+
+def count_sentences(text):
+    # Split the text based on sentence-ending punctuation followed by a space or end of string
+    sentences = re.split(r'[.!?]+\s*', text.strip())
+    # Filter out any empty strings from the resulting list
+    sentences = [sentence for sentence in sentences if sentence]
+    return len(sentences)
+
     
 async def generate_from_api(user_input, generation_config):
     urls = [
@@ -238,7 +247,7 @@ def wrap_text(text, task_value):
     return task_value.format(text)
 # Text input 
 user_input = st.text_area("Enter text below **(PLEASE, FIRST READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SIDEBAR CAREFULLY FOR THE BEST EXPERIENCE)**: ", sample_texts.get(sample_text, sample_text))
-n_sentences = len(re.split(r"\.|\n", user_input))
+n_sentences = count_sentences(user_input)
 
 if task == "select":
     user_input = instruction_wrap.get(user_input, user_input)