How to use espeak with python

Question

I want to use espeak(http://espeak.sourceforge.net) with python2.7.0-32 bit in windows7.

Additionally, I also want to save the audio files generated by espeak.

Answer 1

Im using this at the moment which is working well...on my Raspberry Pi

from subprocess import call

call(["espeak","-s140 -ven+18 -z","Hello From Mike"])

Answer 2

What are you asking exactly?

Here there is documentation:

eSpeak Documentation

And samples:

eSpeak samples

If you have a specific doubt we can help you.

Answer 3

I tried to install this package in Windows 8 but couldn't really get it in the first few attempts.

But this is what i did to get espeak to work with python

1. Download and Install espeak for Windows from here
2. Add the eSpeak/command-line folder to PATH so that the command espeak is available
3. Call espeak commands using python module subprocess similar to how it is done in the example below

http://machakux.appspot.com/blog/44003/making_speech_with_python

Answer 4

How about something like this.

import subprocess

def execute_unix(inputcommand):
   p = subprocess.Popen(inputcommand, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
   (output, err) = p.communicate()
   return output

a = "Some amazing words of wisdom."

# write out to wav file 
b = 'espeak -w temp.wav "%s" 2>>/dev/null' % a  

# speak aloud
c = 'espeak -ven+f3 -k5 -s150 --punct="<characters>" "%s" 2>>/dev/null' % a #speak aloud

execute_unix(b) 
execute_unix(c)