Text to Speech Converter using gTTS

• This script converts text into speech using Google’s Text-to-Speech (gTTS) API and saves the output as an audio file (e.g., .mp3 format).
• It allows for customization of language, speech speed, accents, and other pre-processing and tokenizing options.
• Features:
  • Support for multiple languages using IETF language tags.
  • Localized accents via different Google Translate top-level domains (tld).
  • Option to slow down speech for easier comprehension.
  • Custom text pre-processing and tokenization options.
  • Timeout control for network requests.
  • Automatic playing of the audio file after saving (optional).

This script provides a convenient interface for converting text into speech using the gTTS library. The text can be read in multiple languages, at different speeds, and with various localized accents. The script also includes advanced options for pre-processing the input text and customizing how it's tokenized before being sent to the gTTS API.

• Multilingual Support: Specify different languages using IETF language tags (en, es, etc.).
• Accents: Use top-level domains (tld), such as com, co.uk, etc., to localize the accent.
• Custom Speed: Option to slow down the speech for better understanding.
• Pre-Processing: Built-in support for text pre-processing (e.g., removing punctuation).
• Timeout: Set timeout limits for the API request.

The following libraries are required to run the script:

pip install gtts

Additionally, the script uses built-in libraries like os.

1. Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine using:

   git clone <repository-url>

2. Install Dependencies: Navigate to the project directory and install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the Script: After cloning and installing dependencies, you can run the script directly:

   python text_to_speech.py

4. Customize the Script: You can modify the input text, language, speed, and other options directly in the script:

   text_to_speech("Hello, welcome to the gTTS Python tutorial.", lang='en', slow=False)

After running the script with the text "Hello, welcome to the gTTS Python tutorial.", the output file output.mp3 is generated.

Himanshu Mahajan