quickstart.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

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"""Google Cloud Text-To-Speech API sample application .

Example usage:
    python quickstart.py
"""


def run_quickstart():
    # [START tts_quickstart]
    """Synthesizes speech from the input string of text or ssml.

    Note: ssml must be well-formed according to:
        https://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/
    """
    from google.cloud import texttospeech

    # Instantiates a client
    client = texttospeech.TextToSpeechClient()

    # Set the text input to be synthesized
    synthesis_input = texttospeech.types.SynthesisInput(text="Hello, World!")

    # Build the voice request, select the language code ("en-US") and the ssml
    # voice gender ("neutral")
    voice = texttospeech.types.VoiceSelectionParams(language_code='en-US',
                                                    ssml_gender='NEUTRAL')

    # Select the type of audio file you want returned
    audio_config = texttospeech.types.AudioConfig(
        audio_encoding=texttospeech.enums.AudioEncoding.MP3)

    # Perform the text-to-speech request on the text input with the selected
    # voice parameters and audio file type
    response = client.synthesize_speech(synthesis_input, voice, audio_config)

    # The response's audio_content is binary.
    with open('output.mp3', 'wb') as out:
        # Write the response to the output file.
        out.write(response.audio_content)
        print('Audio content written to file "output.mp3"')
    # [END tts_quickstart]


if __name__ == '__main__':
    run_quickstart()