Update search_utils.py

search_utils.py

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import os
 import requests
 
+# 🔑 Replace with your own SERPAPI key if needed
 SERPAPI_KEY = "e41a265c89513f03e569eda056f6f50374332cd6c76feb1662baf401c7adb564"
 
 def web_search(query, num_results=3):
+    """
+    Perform a real-time web search using SerpAPI and return top result snippets.
+    """
     url = "https://serpapi.com/search"
     params = {
         "engine": "google",
@@ -12,12 +16,16 @@ def web_search(query, num_results=3):
         "num": num_results
     }
 
-    response = requests.get(url, params=params)
-    if response.status_code != 200:
-        return []
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, params=params)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        results = response.json().get("organic_results", [])
+        formatted_results = [
+            f"{res.get('title')}: {res.get('snippet')}" 
+            for res in results if res.get("title") and res.get("snippet")
+        ]
+        return formatted_results
 
-    results = response.json().get("organic_results", [])
-    return [
-        f"{res.get('title')}: {res.get('snippet')}" 
-        for res in results if res.get("title") and res.get("snippet")
-    ]
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[Search Error] {e}")
+        return []