speech_recog_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# NOTE: this example requires PyAudio because it uses the Microphone class

import speech_recognition as sr

# obtain audio from the microphone
r = sr.Recognizer()
with sr.Microphone() as source:
    print("Say something!")
    audio = r.listen(source)

# recognize speech using Sphinx
# try:
#     print("Sphinx thinks you said " + r.recognize_sphinx(audio))
# except sr.UnknownValueError:
#     print("Sphinx could not understand audio")
# except sr.RequestError as e:
#     print("Sphinx error; {0}".format(e))

# recognize speech using Google Speech Recognition
try:
    # for testing purposes, we're just using the default API key
    # to use another API key, use `r.recognize_google(audio, key="GOOGLE_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_API_KEY")`
    # instead of `r.recognize_google(audio)`
    print("Recognition thinks you said: " + r.recognize_google(audio))
except sr.UnknownValueError:
    print("Recognition could not understand audio")
except sr.RequestError as e:
    print("Could not request results from Google Speech Recognition service; {0}".format(e))

# recognize speech using Wit.ai
# WIT_AI_KEY = "INSERT WIT.AI API KEY HERE" # Wit.ai keys are 32-character uppercase alphanumeric strings
# try:
#     print("Wit.ai thinks you said " + r.recognize_wit(audio, key=WIT_AI_KEY))
# except sr.UnknownValueError:
#     print("Wit.ai could not understand audio")
# except sr.RequestError as e:
#     print("Could not request results from Wit.ai service; {0}".format(e))

# recognize speech using Microsoft Bing Voice Recognition
BING_KEY = "INSERT BING API KEY HERE" # Microsoft Bing Voice Recognition API keys 32-character lowercase hexadecimal strings
try:
    print("Microsoft Bing Voice Recognition thinks you said " + r.recognize_bing(audio, key=BING_KEY))
except sr.UnknownValueError:
    print("Microsoft Bing Voice Recognition could not understand audio")
except sr.RequestError as e:
    print("Could not request results from Microsoft Bing Voice Recognition service; {0}".format(e))
#
# # recognize speech using api.ai
# API_AI_CLIENT_ACCESS_TOKEN = "INSERT API.AI API KEY HERE" # api.ai keys are 32-character lowercase hexadecimal strings
# try:
#     print("api.ai thxinks you said " + r.recognize_api(audio, client_access_token=API_AI_CLIENT_ACCESS_TOKEN))
# except sr.UnknownValueError:
#     print("api.ai could not understand audio")
# except sr.RequestError as e:
#     print("Could not request results from api.ai service; {0}".format(e))
#
# # recognize speech using IBM Speech to Text
# IBM_USERNAME = "INSERT IBM SPEECH TO TEXT USERNAME HERE" # IBM Speech to Text usernames are strings of the form XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
# IBM_PASSWORD = "INSERT IBM SPEECH TO TEXT PASSWORD HERE" # IBM Speech to Text passwords are mixed-case alphanumeric strings
# try:
#     print("IBM Speech to Text thinks you said " + r.recognize_ibm(audio, username=IBM_USERNAME, password=IBM_PASSWORD))
# except sr.UnknownValueError:
#     print("IBM Speech to Text could not understand audio")
# except sr.RequestError as e:
#     print("Could not request results from IBM Speech to Text service; {0}".format(e))