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+# Talsyntes
+
+Skapa ett program som läser upp text.
+
+- **Svårighetsgrad:** 1
+
+## Delmoment
+
+1. Låt programmet läsa upp en lämplig sträng på engelska med hjälp av `engine.say()`.
+2. Lyssna igenom de olika röster som finns tillgängliga på ert system och låt programmet använda denna med hjälp av `engine.setProperty()`. **Obs!** I windows verkar det bara finnas en röst att välja på.
+3. Skapa en loop som låter användaren skriva in rader som programmet då läser upp. Loopen ska avbrytas av lämpligt kommando.
+
+## Utbyggnad
+
+- Låt användaren kunna läsa upp en text-fil genom att ange den som argument till programmet. **Svårighetsgrad:** 1
+- Låt användaren kunna ändra volym, röst och hastighet utan att behöva starta om programmet.
+
+## Externa bibliotek
+
+- [pyttsx](http://pyttsx.readthedocs.org/en/latest/engine.html)
+[Installation](http://pyttsx.readthedocs.org/en/latest/install.html)
+
+På MacOSX räcker det med `sudo pip install pyttsx`. På windows behöver man även installera ett extra bibliotek enligt instruktioner i länk ovan.
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+Hello and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science computer-aided enrichment center. 
+We hope your brief detention in the relaxation vault has been a pleasant one. 
+Your specimen has been processed and we are now ready to begin the test proper. 
+Before we start, however, keep in mind that although fun and learning are the primary goals of all enrichment center activities, serious injuries may occur. 
+For your own safety and the safety of others, please refrain from 
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+
+# original:
+# http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578839-python-text-to-speech-with-pyttsx/
+
+import pyttsx
+import sys, time
+
+engine = pyttsx.init()
+
+
+def listen_to_voices():
+    """Listen to available voices on your system. Choose one to be used in init()."""
+    voices = engine.getProperty('voices')
+    i = 0
+    for voice in voices:
+        print "Using voice:", repr(voice)
+        engine.setProperty('voice', voice.id)
+        engine.say("Hi there.")
+        engine.say("I am number %s" % str(i))
+        i = i+1
+
+def init():
+    """Set voice properties."""
+    engine.setProperty('rate', 190)
+    engine.setProperty('volume', 1.0)
+    #On MacOSX 10.9 there are 24 different ones to choose from, but only one in Win7
+    #engine.setProperty('voice', engine.getProperty('voices')[11].id)
+
+def say_something(line):
+    engine.say(line)
+    engine.runAndWait()
+
+def read_file(file):
+    for line in open(file): #.read():
+        say_something(line)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+
+def loop():
+    print "Exit by typing `exit` or simply an empty line ``"
+    say_something("At your command...")
+
+    line = raw_input("Say something: ")
+    while line != "" and line != "exit":
+        say_something(line)
+        line = raw_input("Say something: ")
+
+
+## Main
+
+init()
+#listen_to_voices()
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    read_file(sys.argv[1])
+else:
+    loop()
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