SSML Builder for Alexa Skill Development in Python
Project description
ssml-builder
Installation
pip install ssml-builder
Usage
- Create Speech Object
from ssml_builder.core import Speech
speech = Speech()
- Add text
speech.add_text('sample text')
- Generate SSML
speech.speak()
Features
- This package supports the following SSML tags.
- say_as
- prosody
- sub
- lang
- voice
- pause
- whisper
- audio
- emphasis
- p
Tag Examples
say_as
speech = Speech()
speech.say_as(value='hello', interpret_as='spell-out')
speech.speak()
# <speak><say-as interpret-as="spell-out">hello</say-as><say-as interpret-as="spell-out">hello</say-as></speak>
prosody
speech = Speech()
speech.prosody(value="sample sentence", rate='70%', pitch='+50%', volume='x-soft')
speech.speak()
# <speak><prosody rate="70%" pitch="+50%" volume="x-soft">sample sentence</prosody></speak>
sub
speech = Speech()
speech.sub(value="Al", alias="aluminum")
speech.speak()
# <speak><sub alias="aluminum">Al</sub></speak>
lang
speech = Speech()
speech.lang(value="Paris", lang="fr-FR")
speech.speak()
# <speak><speak><lang xml:lang="fr-FR">Paris</lang></speak>
voice
speech = Speech()
speech.voice(value="I am not a real human.", name="Kendra")
speech.speak()
# <speak><voice name="Kendra">I am not a real human.</voice></speak>
pause
speech = Speech()
speech.add_text("There is a three second pause here ")
speech.pause(time="3s")
speech.add_text("then the speech continues.")
speech.speak()
# <speak>There is a three second pause here <break time="3s"/>then the speech continues.</speak>
whisper
speech = Speech()
speech.whisper("I am not a real human.")
speech.speak()
# <speak><amazon:effect name="whispered">I am not a real human.</amazon:effect></speak>
audio
speech = Speech()
speech.audio('soundbank://soundlibrary/transportation/amzn_sfx_car_accelerate_01')
speech.speak()
# <speak><audio src="soundbank://soundlibrary/transportation/amzn_sfx_car_accelerate_01" /></speak>
emphasis
speech = Speech()
speech.add_text('I already told you I ')
speech.emphasis('really like', 'strong')
speech.add_text(' that person')
speech.speak()
# <speak>I already told you I <emphasis level="strong">really like</emphasis> that person</speak>
p
speech = Speech()
speech.p("This is the first paragraph. There should be a pause after this text is spoken.")
speech.p("This is the second paragraph.")
# <speak><p>This is the first paragraph. There should be a pause after this text is spoken.</p><p>This is the second paragraph.</p></speak>
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