A quick and dirty script to let you run a containerized version of WhisperX on any posix system without having to go through the hassle of setting up CUDNN and Python yourself.

whisperx.bash

#!/bin/bash

set -euo pipefail
original_location=$(pwd)

command=podman
command_args="run --gpus all -it -v ".:/app" --replace --name whisperx --pull=newer ghcr.io/jim60105/whisperx:base-en --"  # might need to change for docker, hence the variable

filename=${@: -1}
basename=$(basename ${filename})

array=( $@ )
len=${#array[@]}
args=${array[@]:0:$len-1}

respect_stdout=0
for arg in "$args"
do
    case $arg in
        (--respect-stdout)
            respect_stdout=1
            shift
            ;;
        (*)
            ;;
    esac
done

stdout_aware_echo() {
    if [ "$respect_stdout" -eq "0" ]
    then
        echo -e $@
    fi
}

stdout_aware_echo "\033[34m _       ____    _                         _  __\n| |     / / /_  (_)________  ___  _____   | |/ /\n| | /| / / __ \/ / ___/ __ \/ _ \/ ___/   |   / \n| |/ |/ / / / / (__  ) /_/ /  __/ /      /   |  \n|__/|__/_/ /_/_/____/ .___/\___/_/      /_/|_|  \n                   /_/  Auto-Runner v0.1        \033[0m\n\n\n\nWelcome to the \033[36mWhisperX\033[0m auto-runner script!\n\nPlease hang tight!\n\n"


handle_selinux() {
    stdout_aware_echo "Checking preconditions...\n"
    if [ $(getenforce) == "Enforcing" ]; then
        stdout_aware_echo "\033[31m🚨 Error:\033[0m SELinux seems to be enabled.\n\n\033[31mThis script needs access to your files,\033[0m but SELinux is blocking it. \033[31mPlease disable SELinux,\033[0m following these instructions: \033[36m\n\n🔗 <https://www.tecmint.com/disable-selinux-in-centos-rhel-fedora/>\033[0m"
    else
        stdout_aware_echo "✅ SELinux disabled."
    fi

    if command -v podman 2>&1 >/dev/null
    then
        command=podman
        stdout_aware_echo "✅ Podman available."
    elif command -v docker 2>&1 >/dev/null
    then
        command=docker
        stdout_aware_echo "✅ Docker available."
    else
        stdout_aware_echo "\033[31m🚨 Error:\033[0m A container runtime does not seem to be installed.\n\n\033[31mThis script needs either Podman or Docker in order to run its container,\033[0m but neither seems to be installed. \033[31mPlease install Podman,\033[0m following these instructions: \033[36m\n\n🔗 <https://podman.io/docs/installation>\033[0m\033[36m\n🔗 <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install>\033[0m"
        exit 1
    fi

    if [ $len -lt 1 ]; then
        stdout_aware_echo "\n\033[31m🚨 Error:\033[0m 📂 \033[31mYou have not provided at least an audio file.\033[0m\nWhisperX requires an audio file to do its work."
        exit 1
    fi

    if [ ! -e "$filename" ]; then
        stdout_aware_echo "\n\033[31m🚨 Error:\033[0m 📂 The audio file you have provided \033[31mdoesn't exist.\033[0m\nPlease check the path and try again."
        exit 1
    fi

    stdout_aware_echo ""
}

handle_environment() {
    stdout_aware_echo "Creating environment in \033[36m~/.stt/\033[0m...\n"
    mkdir -p ~/.stt/
    rm -rf ~/.stt/*
    stdout_aware_echo "\033[32m💡 Note:\033[0m 📂 Relocating provided file: \033[36m${@: -1}\033[0m\n"
    cp ${@: -1} ~/.stt/
    chmod -R a+rwx ~/.stt/
    cd ~/.stt/
    stdout_aware_echo ""
}

run_whisperx() {
    stdout_aware_echo "Running \033[36mWhisperX\033[0m...\n"
    stdout_aware_echo "\033[32m💡 Note:\033[0m 💻 Provided arguments: \033[36m$( echo "$args" | sed -z "s/--respect-stdout//" ) $args $basename \033[0m\n"
    if [ "$respect_stdout" -eq "1" ]
    then
        $command $command_args 2>&1 >/dev/null $( echo "$args" | sed -z "s/--respect-stdout//" ) $basename 2>&1 >/dev/null
        cat ~/.stt/${basename%.*}.txt
    else
        time $command $command_args $args $basename
    fi

    mv -f ~/.stt/${basename%.*}.* $original_location/
}

main() {
    handle_selinux
    handle_environment $@

    if [ "$respect_stdout" -eq "0" ]
    then
        run_whisperx $@ &
        PID=$!

        while [ -d /proc/$PID ]
        do
            for X in '⠋' '⠙' '⠹' '⠸' '⠼' '⠴'
            do
                echo -en "\b\b\b\b$X"
                sleep 0.1
            done
        done
    else
        run_whisperx $@
    fi
}

main $@

by quick and dirty here I mean it has error checking for its dependencies, and links you to instructions on how to fix errors, beautiful output and instructions, a loading spinner that only runs while it's actually working, and is idempotently self-installing and self contained.

so not quick and dirty at all

To use:

1. Download the file and rename to whisperx
2. Move the file to ~/.local/bin/
3. Run chmod a+x ~/.local/bin/whisperx to make it executable
4. Add ~/.local/bin to your path
5. Run whisperx [options] [your file] on the command line (ALWAYS PUT THE FILE LAST)