espeakng-loader

import os from espeakng_loader import get_library_path, load_library, make_library_available try: # Get the path to the loaded eSpeak NG shared library library_path = get_library_path() print(f"eSpeak NG library path: {library_path}") # Example: Directly load the library (returns a ctypes.CDLL object) # This is useful if you're writing a direct binding or need the CDLL object. espeak_ng_cdll = load_library() print(f"eSpeak NG library loaded directly: {espeak_ng_cdll}") # Example: Make the library available for other systems (e.g., via PATH on Windows/LD_LIBRARY_PATH on Linux) # This is typically handled implicitly or by other Python bindings. # make_library_available() # print("eSpeak NG library made available to system.") # Note: To actually use eSpeak NG to speak text, you would typically # use another Python package that provides bindings to the C library, # like 'espeakng' (pip install espeakng). except RuntimeError as e: print(f"Error: {e}") print("Please ensure the eSpeak NG shared library is installed on your system.") print("On Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install espeak-ng") print("On Windows, download installer from https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/releases")