gistfile1.txt

import speech_recognition as sr
import time
import sys
sys.stdout = open('/dev/null', 'w')
from text_to_speech import text_to_speech
import pygame
sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__

pygame.mixer.init()

def capture_speech():
    start_time = time.time()
    r = sr.Recognizer()
    with sr.Microphone() as source:                # use the default microphone as the audio source
        pygame.mixer.Sound("open_mic.wav").play()
        audio = r.listen(source)                   # listen for the first phrase and extract it into audio data
    end_time = time.time()
    print("Recording time: ", end_time - start_time)
    # if True:
    try:
        start_time = time.time()
        # text = r.recognize_whisper(audio)
        sys.stdout = open('/dev/null', 'w')

        text = r.recognize_google(audio)
        sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__

        end_time = time.time()
        print("Recognition time: ", end_time - start_time)
    except:                            # speech is unintelligible
        text_to_speech('I did not hear that. Please try again.')
        text = capture_speech()

    return text


if __name__ == "__main__":
    text = capture_speech()
    print(text)