silk-python

library0.2.8pypypi✓ verified 80d ago

A Python binding for Silk, an audio codec originally developed by Skype. Supports encoding and decoding of Silk audio data (commonly used in Telegram voice messages). Current version 0.2.8; maintained on GitHub with occasional releases.

serialization

pip install silk-python

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silk-python

serializationpythonv0.2.8

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Verified usage

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encode

✓ from pysilk import encode

✗ from silk import encode

decode

✓ from pysilk import decode

SilkError

✓ from pysilk import SilkError

Basic usage: read a Silk file, decode to PCM, then encode back to Silk.

import os import asyncio from silk import encode, decode # Read binary data (example: from file) with open('input.silk', 'rb') as f: data = f.read() # Decode Silk to PCM pcm = decode(data) # Encode PCM back to Silk silk_data = encode(pcm['data'], rate=pcm['sample_rate']) print(f"Decoded {len(pcm['data'])} samples, encoded back to {len(silk_data)} bytes.")

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe `decode` function returns a dict with keys 'data' (numpy array or bytes) and 'sample_rate'. Do not assume it returns raw bytes only.

fix

Access pcm['data'] and pcm['sample_rate'].

affects: all

deprecatedIn v0.1.x, the API used `silk.decode(data)` returning bytes directly. In v0.2.x, it returns a dict. Code written for v0.1.x will break.

fix

Update to use pcm['data'] instead of pcm.

affects: v0.2.x

gotchaThe `encode` function requires a `rate` parameter (sample rate). Common values: 24000, 16000, 8000. Omitting it may cause errors or wrong output.

fix

Always supply `rate` from decoded PCM sample_rate.

affects: all

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Version history

0.2.8latest on PyPI · released Nov 12, 2025

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/synodriver/pysilk ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/silk-python/ ↗