Convert PDF File Text to Audio Speech using Python

Convert PDF File Text to Audio Speech using Python

To convert the text from a PDF file to audio speech, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Install Necessary Packages

You'll need PyPDF2 to extract text from the PDF file and gTTS (Google Text-to-Speech) to convert the text to audio.

pip install PyPDF2 gtts

Step 2: Create the Python Script

import PyPDF2 from gtts import gTTS from io import open def pdf_to_text(pdf_file_path): """ Convert a PDF to text. """ with open(pdf_file_path, 'rb') as file: # Initialize PDF reader pdf_reader = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(file) # Extract text from each page text = "" for page_num in range(pdf_reader.numPages): text += pdf_reader.getPage(page_num).extractText() return text def text_to_audio(text, lang='en'): """ Convert text to audio. """ tts = gTTS(text=text, lang=lang, slow=False) return tts def main(): # Convert PDF to text pdf_path = "path_to_your_pdf_file.pdf" text = pdf_to_text(pdf_path) # Convert text to audio tts = text_to_audio(text) # Save the audio file tts.save("output_audio.mp3") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

Replace "path_to_your_pdf_file.pdf" with the path to your PDF file. The script will save the converted audio to a file named output_audio.mp3.

Run the script, and it will extract the text from the PDF and convert it to an audio file.

Note:

  • The quality of the audio and its pronunciation might vary depending on the extracted text and the TTS engine's capabilities.
  • If your PDF contains images, tables, or any non-text elements, PyPDF2 might not extract them or might not extract them correctly. Ensure the content is primarily text for best results.
  • Depending on the length and size of your PDF, the conversion might take some time.

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