google_cloud_texttospeech_synthesize_text_to_mp3_neutral_voice.py

1"""Synthesizes speech from the input string of text or ssml.
2Make sure to be working in a Python virtual environment.
3
4Note: ssml must be well-formed according to:
5    https://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/
6"""
7from google.cloud import texttospeech
8
9# Instantiates a client
10client = texttospeech.TextToSpeechClient()
11
12# Set the text input to be synthesized
13synthesis_input = texttospeech.SynthesisInput(text="Hello, World!")
14
15# Build the voice request, select the language code ("en-US") and the ssml
16# voice gender ("neutral")
17voice = texttospeech.VoiceSelectionParams(
18    language_code="en-US", ssml_gender=texttospeech.SsmlVoiceGender.NEUTRAL
19)
20
21# Select the type of audio file you want returned
22audio_config = texttospeech.AudioConfig(
23    audio_encoding=texttospeech.AudioEncoding.MP3
24)
25
26# Perform the text-to-speech request on the text input with the selected
27# voice parameters and audio file type
28response = client.synthesize_speech(
29    input=synthesis_input, voice=voice, audio_config=audio_config
30)
31
32# The response's audio_content is binary.
33with open("output.mp3", "wb") as out:
34    # Write the response to the output file.
35    out.write(response.audio_content)
36    print('Audio content written to file "output.mp3"')