TGC3/floppies/nadine2/readnew.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
import re, subprocess, random, os
from time import sleep

devnull = open(os.devnull, 'w')

# requires: espeak and aplay (alsa-utils) to be installed

dic={
"narrator": "en-us",
"Pilot": "m4",
"Sensor": "m7",
"MC": "m2",
"Jag25": "m6",
"Unknown": "f1"
}

f=open("transcripts-drone-attack.txt","r")
txt=f.readlines() 
p= re.compile(r"^(\d\d\:\d\d) \((.*?)\)\: (.*)") # regex for capturing groups: time, character, sentence
for line in txt:
        if p.findall(line):
                time,char,sentence = (p.findall(line))[0]
		voice=dic[char]
                # play time
                subprocess.call(["espeak", time +" "+char, "-v", dic['narrator'], "-p", "20"], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull) # narrator speaks: time and character
                sleep(0.5) #short pause before sentence
                if "*expletive*" in sentence: #"*expletive*" in sentence is True:                   
                    sentence_parts=re.split(r"(\*\w+\*)", sentence)
                    for part in sentence_parts:
                        if part == '*expletive*':
                            subprocess.call(["aplay", 'swear.wav'], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
                        else:
                            subprocess.call(["espeak", part, "-v", voice], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull) # character speaks: his
                        sleep(float(random.randint(1,10))/100)
                else:
                    subprocess.call(["espeak", sentence, "-v", voice], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull) # character speaks: his

                    # 
        else:   # line w/out time or character (narrator)
            subprocess.call(["espeak", line, "-v", dic['narrator'], "-p", "20"], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
        sleep(1) # make pause after each text line