caption2text 0.1.1

A lightweight Python module to convert VTT and SRT caption files into plain text transcripts.

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# caption2text

A lightweight Python module that converts VTT and SRT caption files into plain text transcripts.

## Features

- Convert WebVTT (.vtt) files to plain text transcripts
- Convert SubRip (.srt) files to plain text transcripts
- Easy-to-use Python API
- Command-line interface (CLI) for quick conversions

## Installation

You can install caption2text using pip:

```bash
pip install caption2text

Usage

Python API

from caption2text import vtt_to_transcript, srt_to_transcript

# Convert VTT file to transcript
vtt_transcript = vtt_to_transcript('path/to/your/file.vtt')
print(vtt_transcript)

# Convert SRT file to transcript
srt_transcript = srt_to_transcript('path/to/your/file.srt')
print(srt_transcript)

Command-line Interface

# Convert VTT file
caption2text convert path/to/your/file.vtt

# Convert SRT file
caption2text convert path/to/your/file.srt

# Specify output file
caption2text convert path/to/your/file.vtt -o output.txt

Development

To set up the development environment:

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a virtual environment: python -m venv venv
3. Activate the virtual environment:
   • On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
   • On macOS and Linux: source venv/bin/activate
4. Install development dependencies: pip install -e .[dev]

Running Tests

To run the tests, use the following command:

python -m unittest discover tests

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

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