PDFVoice

Overview

The PDFVoice is a Python script project that reads the content of a PDF file and converts it into an MP3 audio file using text-to-speech technology. This tool is useful for making text content more accessible and creating audio versions of documents.

Features

• Extracts text from a PDF file
• Converts extracted text to speech
• Saves the audio as an MP3 file
• Configurable speech rate and volume

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• pyttsx3 library (for text-to-speech conversion)
• PyPDF2 library (for reading PDF files)

Installation

1. Clone the repository (if applicable) or download the script:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/pdf-to-speech-converter.git
   cd pdf-to-speech-converter

2. Install the required libraries:

   pip install pyttsx3 PyPDF2

Usage

1. Update the PDF file path: With the path to your own PDF file in the script.

2. Update the output MP3 file path: With your desired output file name.

3. Run the script:

   python pdf_to_speech_converter.py

   This command will convert the PDF file into an MP3 file with speech.

Script Details

• convert_pdf_to_speech(pdf_path, mp3_path): Main function that handles PDF reading, text extraction, and speech conversion.
  • pdf_path: Path to the input PDF file.
  • mp3_path: Path where the MP3 file will be saved.

Configuration

• Speech Rate: Adjust the speech rate by modifying the rate property in the speaker.setProperty('rate', 150) line. The default rate is 150 words per minute.
• Volume: Adjust the volume by modifying the volume property in the speaker.setProperty('volume', 1.0) line. The default volume is 1.0 (full volume).

Troubleshooting

• Issue: "No module named 'pyttsx3'".

  • Solution: Ensure that pyttsx3 is installed. You can install it using pip install pyttsx3.

• Issue: "No module named 'PyPDF2'".

  • Solution: Ensure that PyPDF2 is installed. You can install it using pip install PyPDF2.

Contributions

• All the suggestions and contributions are welcomed!

Author

This script is build by Me!