Audiogenipy - A Python Script to Create an Audiobook from a Text File using Python and gTTS in Linux, macOS and Windows.

audiogenipy.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Script Name:   Audiogenipy
# Description:   A Python Script to Create an Audiobook
#                from a Text File using Python and gTTS.
# Website:       https://gist.github.com/ostechnix
# Version:       1.0
# Usage:         python audiogenipy.py
# ------------------------------------------------------------------

from gtts import gTTS
import os
import platform

def create_audiobook(text_file, output_file):
    with open(text_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        text = file.read()
    
    tts = gTTS(text, lang='en')
    tts.save(output_file)
    print(f"Audiobook saved as {output_file}")

def generate_unique_filename(base_name):
    """Generate a unique filename by appending a number if the file already exists."""
    if not os.path.exists(base_name):
        return base_name
    
    # Split the base name into name and extension
    name, ext = os.path.splitext(base_name)
    counter = 1
    
    # Keep incrementing the counter until a unique name is found
    while os.path.exists(f"{name}_{counter}{ext}"):
        counter += 1
    
    return f"{name}_{counter}{ext}"

# Ask the user for the input text file path
text_file = input("Enter the path to the text file: ")

# Automatically generate the output file name if not provided
if text_file.endswith('.txt'):
    default_output_file = text_file[:-4] + ".mp3"  # Remove .txt and add .mp3
else:
    default_output_file = text_file + ".mp3"  # Add .mp3 if not already .txt

# Ask the user for the output file path, or use the default
output_file = input(f"Enter the path to save the audiobook (default: {default_output_file}): ").strip()

# If the user didn't provide an output file name, use the default
if not output_file:
    output_file = default_output_file

# Generate a unique filename if the output file already exists
output_file = generate_unique_filename(output_file)

# Call the function to create the audiobook
create_audiobook(text_file, output_file)

# Prompt the user to play the audiobook or exit
choice = input("Do you want to play the audiobook? (yes/no): ").strip().lower()

if choice == "yes":
    # Open the audio file using the default media player based on the OS
    if platform.system() == "Windows":
        os.system(f"start {output_file}")  # Windows
    elif platform.system() == "Darwin":  # macOS
        os.system(f"open {output_file}")
    elif platform.system() == "Linux":
        os.system(f"xdg-open {output_file}")  # Linux
    else:
        print("Unsupported operating system. Please open the file manually.")
else:
    print("Exiting. Enjoy your audiobook!")