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from __future__ import absolute_import
import os
from .base import Output
class AppleSay(Output):
"""Speech output supporting the Apple Say subsystem."""
name = 'Apple Say'
def __init__(self, voice = 'Alex', rate = '300'):
self.voice = voice
self.rate = rate
super(AppleSay, self).__init__()
def is_active(self):
return not os.system('which say')
def speak(self, text, interrupt = 0):
if interrupt:
self.silence()
os.system('say -v %s -r %s "%s" &' % (self.voice, self.rate, text))
def silence(self):
os.system('killall say')
output_class = AppleSay