readthis 0.1.0

readthis - A command line tool to read a text file aloud

Readthis

Readthis is a command line tool that reads aloud a given text file using the gTTS (Google Text-to-Speech) interface.

Usage

$ readthis [OPTIONS] FILE

Positional Arguments

• FILE: The file to read aloud. Use - to read from stdin.

Options

• -h, --help: Show the help message and exit.
• --lang LANG, -l LANG: Choose the language to use for reading. Specify the language using the language code (e.g., fr for French). Defaults to English.
• --url, -u: fetch an URL instead of a file

Installation

$ pip install readthis

Examples

• Read a text file named sample.txt in English:

$ readthis --lang en sample.txt

• Read from stdin in French:

$ echo "Bonjour, comment ça va ?" | readthis -l fr

• Fetch and read an article:

$ readthis -u https://example.com

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.