This is a Python program that produces an audio file in mp3 format, in order to guide you during the performance of some physical exercise repetition.
More generally, it should come in handy in any scenario in which you would like to hear some verbal instructions repeated according to some scheme.
The program uses Google's TTS API to synthesize the spoken words.
pytness.py uses the Python modules gtts, tabulate and pydub. You can install them with pip
pip install gtts tabulate pydub
You'll also need ffmpeg. On Debian-based distros you can install it with
sudo apt install ffmpeg -y
You can get some basic instructions on how to use the program by running it with the -h flag:
# ./pytness.py -h
usage: pytness.py [-h] [-e EXERCISE] [-a ALTERNATE] [-d SECONDS] [-r REST] [-n REPS] [-s SERIES] [-c CHANGE_SIDE]
Pytness creates an mp3 audio file which speaks at regular intervals.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-e EXERCISE, --exercise EXERCISE
name of the exercise/audiofile.
-a ALTERNATE, --alternate ALTERNATE
if given, the exercise alternates left and right
-d SECONDS, --seconds SECONDS
duration of each repetition
-r REST, --rest REST seconds of rest after each repetition
-n REPS, --reps REPS number of repetitions
-s SERIES, --series SERIES
number of series (between 0 and 9)
-c CHANGE_SIDE, --change-side CHANGE_SIDE
seconds allowed for changing side
That said, the program should be simple enough to easily allow someone with some programming experience to adapt it.