import subprocess from sbapp.plyer.facades import TTS from sbapp.plyer.utils import whereis_exe class EspeakTextToSpeech(TTS): ''' Speaks using the espeak program ''' def _speak(self, **kwargs): subprocess.call(["espeak", kwargs.get('message')]) def instance(): if whereis_exe('espeak.exe'): return EspeakTextToSpeech() return TTS()