PyHAL

HAL-9000 Speech Simulator

Required External Modules

• PyAudio (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyAudio)
• Speech Recognition (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SpeechRecognition/)
• FLAC (https://xiph.org/flac/)

Description

Using the Google Speech Recognition API and corresponding .wav files the user is able to speak to HAL-9000 and depending on what the input is determined to be, HAL-9000 is able to respond to the user. For example:

• User says "open the pod bay doors"
• HAL appropriately responds with "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
• User then says "Ok, I'll go through the emergency airlock"
• HAL responds "Without your space helmet Dave? Your going to find that rather difficult"

General Requirements

• Python
• Microphone
• Internet Connection

Instructions

1. Download the project, keeping all directories relative.
2. Install Speech_Recognition, PyAudio, and FLAC.
3. Navigate to the directory containing hal3.py via the command line.
4. Type python hal3.py and hit enter.
5. Prosper.