Description

This project demonstrates how to convert spoken voice into text using Python. It utilizes the speech_recognition and pyaudio libraries to listen to the microphone input, recognize the speech using Google’s API, and save the recognized text into a file called journal.txt.

Requirements

Install the necessary Python libraries:

pip install SpeechRecognition
pip install pyaudio  # You may also need to install PortAudio system dependencies

What It Does:

• Listens through your microphone.
• Converts spoken voice into text.
• Saves the text into a file (journal.txt) for journaling or logging purposes.

Code

# vtt stands for voice to text
# This file is part of the Brain project.

import speech_recognition as sr

def save_text_to_file(text, filename="journal.txt"):
    try:
        with open(filename, "a") as file:
            file.write(text)
            file.write("\n")  # Add a newline for better readability
        print(f"Text saved to {filename}")
        return True
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error saving text to file: {e}")
        return False
    
def convert_voice_to_text():
    recognizer = sr.Recognizer()

    with sr.Microphone() as source:
        print("Speak something...")
        recognizer.adjust_for_ambient_noise(source)  # optional
        audio = recognizer.listen(source)
        # timeout=5  # optional, to avoid waiting indefinitely
        # phrase_time_limit=5  # optional, to limit the length of the phrase

    try:
        text = recognizer.recognize_google(audio)
        print("You said:", text)
        if save_text_to_file(text):
            print("Text saved successfully.")
        else:
            print("Failed to save text.")
        return text
    except sr.UnknownValueError:
        print("Could not understand audio")
    except sr.RequestError as e:
        print(f"Could not request results; {0}".format(e))

How to Use:

• Run the script in your Python environment.
• Speak clearly into your microphone when prompted.
• The recognized text will be printed and saved in journal.txt.

Notes

• This script uses Google Speech API, which requires an internet connection.
• pyaudio may need additional system-level dependencies depending on your OS.

Learning Outcome:

• Basics of audio input in Python
• Using third-party APIs for speech recognition
• File handling for persistent storage