Using gTTS with python-venv node (Text-to-Speech)
Also introduced in my article below:
In English: https://404background.com/en/programming/en-python-gtts/
In Japanese: https://404background.com/program/python-gtts/
In this page, I tried using gTTS (Google Text-to-Speech) with the python-venv node in Node-RED.
Using gTTS, you can generate an audio file that speaks text.
Just follow the steps below to make it available.
- Install gTTS with the pip node.
- Run gtts-cli.exe using the venv-exec node.
The following flow can be used to execute gTTS.
If you pass only text, for example, you can generate an audio file of the text entered at the dashboard node.
I used template nodes to pass the arguments of the executable.
In addition, connecting to a node that plays audio, the generated audio file can be played.
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