python_tts

Very basic python bindings for ESpeak and Balcon. My only goal with this script was to homogenize the most obvious and basic features between the 2 engines.

You must provide your own Balcon and/or ESpeak executables, and dependencies. Make sure you place them in the respective folders. These folders must be in the same directory as tts.py

Below is every possible thing you can do. Balcon has one more feature than ESpeak ~ pause/resume can be toggled. The only discrepency in attributes between Balcon and ESpeak are gap related. ESpeak only has one form of gap - the pause between words in 10ms units. Balcon has two gaps - the pause after sentences in ms (sgap) and the pause after paragraphs in ms (pgap).

import tts

speaker = tts.ESpeak(voice='+f3',pitch=50,speed=175,gap=2,volume=200)
speaker.say("hello world")   #say text
speaker.say("c:/myfile.txt") #read file
print(speaker.reading)       #'is_reading' property, but it's really an `is_process_still_open` property
speaker.stop()               #kill process
speaker.save("hello world")  #save only ~ no speaking
speaker.save("c:/myfile.txt")#save wave from file text
print(speaker.voices)        #list of available voices


speaker = tts.Balcon(voice='Hazel',pitch=2,speed=2,sgap=20,pgap=20,volume=100)
speaker.say("hello world")   #say text
speaker.say("c:/myfile.txt") #read file
speaker.toggle()             #pause
speaker.toggle()             #resume
print(speaker.reading)       #currently reading
speaker.stop()               #kill process
speaker.save("hello world")  #save only ~ no speaking
speaker.save("c:/myfile.txt")#save wave from file text
print(speaker.voices)        #list of available voices

Saving will name the wav with the current timestamp, and save it in a tts_wav directory that is created in os.getcwd().

If you'd like to add more features to my script or determine the acceptable values:

• Balcon commands
• ESpeak commands