pyFlite (C) 2006, 2017 by Kevin Dahlhausen kpd@powertwenty.com
See the file 'COPYING' for license information. (Same license as Flite, free for all uses)
This is a simple cython wrapper for the Flite voice library.
It is minimal, not documented very well, and meets my current needs. :)
On debian/unbuntu/raspbian, the following libs are needed:
apt install flite libflite1 flite1-dev cython3 python3-dev libasound2-dev
Then rename the Makefile of your platform (e.g. Makefile.raspbian) to Makefile
The linux version is building and works well.
The cygwin version worked in 2006, but I have not tried in recently. If it does not work now, it's very likely that the linux version would work with a slight modification.
Building under Windows:
install MS Build Tools for VS 14 (python 3.6)
install flite-2.0.0-release somewhere (no need to build)
set env var to the flite-2.0.0-release dir
python setup.py build
Usage:
import flite
flite.init()
# speak the text via alsa
flite.say("Hey! I think our problems may just be solved. Ed McMahon. Think I just won a million bucks. Yeah, Irwin M. Fletcher you choose. Woo-wee! Oh, boy, I lost. Yeah. Sorry.")
# write the speech to 'test.wav' using the CMU 'slt' voice
flite.say("My advice to you is...", "test.wav", voice="slt")
# speak the SSML data via alsa
flite.say_ssml("""
<speak>
We shall fight on the <emphasis level="strong">beaches</emphasis>
</speak>
""")