RealJD2020
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4 months ago This didn't immediately resolve the issue, this is where I'm currently working on, the following advice GPT gave me. But if you have any advice, I'd be welcome to hearing it!
Given that the application successfully reaches the prompt "Press spacebar to capture your audio and begin the conversation." before crashing, the issue likely originates in the code that handles the audio capture or processing immediately following this prompt. Here are the key parts to consider based on the sequence of operations that should be happening right after you see this message:
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Keyboard Event Listening: The application is likely setting up to listen for the spacebar press to start audio recording. Problems in this part of the code can stem from the keyboard event handling itself or permissions issues, but since you’re running with
sudo, permissions are likely not the issue anymore. -
Audio Recording Setup: Once the spacebar is pressed, the application should start recording audio. The actual audio capture is done through the callback mechanism within the
sounddevicemodule, which is sensitive to exceptions and errors in the callback function. -
Threading and Async Event Loop Interaction: The audio recording and processing logic might be interacting with other parts of your system (such as the asyncio event loop or other threads). If there are unhandled exceptions within these interactions or misconfigurations (like attaching tasks to the wrong event loop), this could lead to crashes.
Steps to Investigate and Potential Solutions:
A. Inspect the on_space_press Function: This is likely the function handling the spacebar event. Ensure it's correctly managing state changes and starting the recording without issues.
B. Review Audio Callback Function: If the application crashes during audio recording, the callback function passed to sounddevice.InputStream might be the source of trouble. Check this function for any operations that might raise exceptions or behave unexpectedly.
def callback(indata, frames, time, status):
if status:
print(status) # This can help identify if there are buffer overflows or other issues
if is_recording:
audio_data.append(indata.copy()) # Ensure that this operation is thread-safe and error-freeC. Ensure Thread-Safe Operations: If the callback function or other parts of your audio handling logic interact with shared resources (like appending to audio_data), ensure these interactions are thread-safe.
D. Validate Event Loop Management in Threads: Since the main crash involves asyncio and event loop errors, review how you initiate and manage these event loops in any threads that interact with asyncio.
def run_async_tasks():
loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
asyncio.ensure_future(start_async_tasks())
try:
loop.run_forever()
finally:
loop.close()E. Debugging and Logs: Add more logging before, during, and after the audio recording steps to capture the state and any errors that occur right before the crash. This can help pinpoint the exact location and cause of the failure.
print("Ready to record. Press spacebar.")
keyboard.on_press(on_space_press)
print("Recording setup complete.")F. Consider Exception Handling in Key Areas: Wrap sensitive operations in try-except blocks to handle potential exceptions gracefully and prevent them from crashing the entire application.
try:
# potentially problematic code
except Exception as e:
print(f"An error occurred: {e}")By carefully checking these areas and adding robust error handling and logging, you should be able to identify and correct the underlying cause of the crash. If the issue persists, consider isolating parts of the functionality (like audio recording) in a minimal, separate script to verify they work independently without the rest of the application's complexity.
ccappetta
Hi Chris,
Great work here (from your videos). I haven't been able to get it running myself. Ran into the keyboard permission issue on my Mac as well, had to run the script with elevated privileges. But then still ran into a persistent event loop error:
I ran it through GPT with the source code, along with more complete traceback, and it identified the following:
The repeated issue you're facing with the asyncio tasks being attached to a different loop is symptomatic of the way your event loop is managed and tasks are handled across different parts of your application. Given the traceback and the nature of the errors, it seems like there is a conflict between threads and the asyncio event loops they are supposed to manage.
Problem Diagnosis:
Mixing of Threads with Asyncio:
Thread-1runsrun_async_tasks). This approach requires careful management of the event loop, particularly making sure the right event loop is set and used for all asyncio operations within that thread.Event Loop Handling:
Futureobjects are being attached to a different event loop than the one currently running theawaitexpression. This typically happens whenFutureor coroutine is created in one loop and awaited in another.Solution Suggestions:
To resolve these issues, you can take the following approaches:
Proper Event Loop Initialization in Threads:
Ensure each thread that runs asyncio operations initializes its own event loop and sets it as the current event loop at the start of the thread. Here’s how you can modify your thread's target function to handle this properly:
Error Handling in Async Tasks:
Handling Future Objects Correctly:
Futureor coroutine you create is attached and awaited in the same event loop. Use debug mode in asyncio to help identify where the mismatches occur:These steps should help stabilize your application's concurrency model by ensuring that each thread manages its own event loop correctly, and that tasks and futures are not crossing these loop boundaries improperly. Additionally, running with debug mode enabled can provide more insight into where and why the event loop mismatches occur, leading to more targeted fixes.