Python Speech Recognition

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🧠 Features

This project provides clear, easy-to-use examples for:

• 🎙️ Real-time Recognition: Transcribe audio directly from a microphone.
• 🎧 Audio File Recognition: Convert speech from short audio files into text.
• 📂 Long Audio File Processing: Transcribe long audio files by intelligently splitting them into smaller chunks.

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⚙️ Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get the project running on your local machine.

🔧 Prerequisites

Make sure you have Python 3 and pip installed on your system.

🧩 Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/yuvanvishnupandi/speech-recognition_Python.git

2. Navigate into the project directory:

   cd speech-recognition_Python

3. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install pydub PyAudio SpeechRecognition

   Note: Linux users may need to install portaudio separately:
   sudo apt-get install libasound-dev portaudio19-dev libportaudio2 libportaudiocpp0

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🚀 How to Use

Each script is designed to be run directly from your terminal.

1️⃣ Recognize Speech from a Microphone

The app.py script listens to your microphone for a few seconds, captures the audio, and prints the transcribed text.

Run the script:

python app.py