ssml-maker 0.1.1

A Python library for building SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language) documents

SSML Maker

A Python library for building SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language) documents with a fluent interface.

Installation

pip install ssml-maker

Features

• Fluent interface for building SSML documents
• Support for all major SSML elements
• Type hints and proper documentation
• Comprehensive test coverage
• Input validation and error handling

Quick Start

from ssml_maker import Speech, InterpretAs, ProsodyConfig, ProsodyRate

# Create a simple SSML document
with Speech() as speech:
    speech.add_text("Here are ")
    with speech.say_as(InterpretAs.CHARACTERS):
        speech.add_text("SSML")
    speech.add_text(" examples")

# Get the SSML string
ssml_string = speech.build()
print(ssml_string)

Advanced Usage

Prosody Control

from ssml_maker import ProsodyConfig, ProsodyRate, ProsodyPitch, VolumeLevel

config = ProsodyConfig(
    rate=ProsodyRate.FAST,
    pitch=ProsodyPitch.HIGH,
    volume=VolumeLevel.LOUD
)

with Speech() as speech:
    with speech.prosody(config):
        speech.add_text("This will be spoken quickly, with high pitch and loud volume")

Voice Selection

with Speech() as speech:
    with speech.voice(name="Joanna", language="en-US", gender="female"):
        speech.add_text("This text will be spoken by Joanna")

Phonetic Pronunciation

from ssml_maker import PhoneticAlphabet

with Speech() as speech:
    with speech.phoneme(PhoneticAlphabet.IPA, "pɪˈkɑːn"):
        speech.add_text("pecan")

Contributing

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

License

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