Pyttsx3. Only Speaks Once

[hankp46]

When running the following program:

import multiprocessing import pyttsx3 from multiprocessing import Process

class _TTS:

def init(self): self.engine = pyttsx3.init('espeak') self.engine.setProperty('rate', 175)

def start(self,text): self.engine.say(text) self.engine.runAndWait()

def Speakit(words): print('running Speakit')

tts = _TTS()
tts.start(words)
del(tts)

def testing(n): print(n) if n == 0: words = 'Argument is zero' Speakit(words) print(words) else: words = 'Argument is not zero' Speakit(words) print(words)

if name=="main": words = 'start' Speakit(words) p1=Process(target=testing,args=(0,)) p1.start() p1.join() p2=Process(target=testing,args=(5,)) p2.start() p2.join() print("We're done") If I comment out the Speakit in the main, the script run correctly, speaking what prints out

Watson $ python3 mp2.py 0 running Speakit Argument is zero 5 running Speakit Argument is not zero We're done It I don't comment out the Speakit in the main, the script will just speak the "Start" word and then not speak again and just hangs

python3 mp2.py running Speakit 0 running Speakit Don't understand why

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[rakeshsagalagatte]

@hankp46 you are not calling testing function correctly in a Process , That is , p1=Process(target=testing,args=(0,)) which is replaced by p1=Process(target=testing(4),args=(0,)) . It's not a bug.

import multiprocessing
import pyttsx3
from multiprocessing import Process

class _TTS:
    def __init__(self):
        self.engine = pyttsx3.init('espeak')
        self.engine.setProperty('rate', 175)

    def start(self,text_):
        self.engine.say(text_)
        self.engine.runAndWait()

def Speakit(words):
    print('running Speakit')
    tts = _TTS()
    tts.start(words)
    del(tts)

def testing(n):
    print(n)
    if n == 0:
        words = 'Argument is zero'
        Speakit(words)
        print(words)
    else:
        words = 'Argument is not zero'
        Speakit(words)
        print(words)

if __name__=="__main__":
    words = 'start'
    Speakit(words)
    p1=Process(target=testing(4),args=(0,))
    p1.start()
    p1.join()
    p2=Process(target=testing(0),args=(5,))
    p2.start()
    p2.join()
    print("We're done")

[hankp46]

Rakesh. Yes, that solved the problem. But I have a question hopefully you can answer. In my original script why did commenting out the Speakit in the main function seem to make it work properly. Thank you for your help!

[rakeshsagalagatte]

If the above code is your original script , It works fine or above one is not your original script: can you share error what you are getting , It will help me .

[hankp46]

The first script in the issue is the original script. It I don't comment out the Speakit in the main, the script will just speak the "Start" word and then not speak again and just hangs in the Speakit function when 0 is passed to the testing function. running Speakit (wiords = Start) 0 running Speakit (when 0 is passed to testing) then Speakit is called, then it hangs).

Hope this makes sense

[rakeshsagalagatte]

@hankp46 It's working on my system , you can replace your code by my code what i mention in the above comment .