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Installing SpeechRecognition

Darren Jones

Speech Recognition With Python
Darren Jones 01:34

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00:00 Installing SpeechRecognition. SpeechRecognition is compatible with a wide range of Python versions, but in this course you’ll be seeing version 3.8.1 of SpeechRecognition working in concert with Python 3.9.

00:18 When working with any new library, it’s often a good idea to work in a virtual environment. If you’re unsure how to set one up, take a look at this Real Python course.

00:28 Here, you can see me creating a virtual environment on macOS and then switching to it using the following command. You can install SpeechRecognition from a terminal using pip.

00:48 Once SpeechRecognition is installed, verify the installation by opening a Python REPL and typing the following seen onscreen.

01:04 Once you’ve verified that the right version of SpeechRecognition is installed, leave the Python REPL open, as you’ll be working with it a little later. SpeechRecognition will work out of the box if all you need to do is work with existing audio files.

01:19 Specific use cases, however, require a few dependencies. Notably, the PyAudio package is needed for capturing microphone input. Next, let’s dive in and explore the basics of the package.

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