speechtotext.py

import azure.cognitiveservices.speech as speechsdk
# You will need to add a package for the Cognitive Services speech functions so open a terminal window
# in VS Code Online and paste the following command in the terminal window, and hit Enter to add the 
# package, sudo pip install --upgrade azure-cognitiveservices-speech

# Creates an instance of a speech config with specified subscription key and service region.
# Replace with your own subscription key and service region (e.g., "westus").
speech_key, service_region = "YourSubscriptionKey", "YourServiceRegion"
speech_config = speechsdk.SpeechConfig(subscription=speech_key, region=service_region)

# Creates an audio configuration that points to an audio file.
# Replace with your own audio filename.
audio_filename = "narration.wav"
audio_input = speechsdk.AudioConfig(filename=audio_filename)

# Creates a recognizer with the given settings
speech_recognizer = speechsdk.SpeechRecognizer(speech_config=speech_config, audio_config=audio_input)

print("Recognizing first result...")

# Starts speech recognition, and returns after a single utterance is recognized. The end of a
# single utterance is determined by listening for silence at the end or until a maximum of 15
# seconds of audio is processed.  The task returns the recognition text as result. 
# Note: Since recognize_once() returns only a single utterance, it is suitable only for single
# shot recognition like command or query. 
# For long-running multi-utterance recognition, use start_continuous_recognition() instead.
result = speech_recognizer.recognize_once()

# Checks result.
if result.reason == speechsdk.ResultReason.RecognizedSpeech:
    print("Recognized: {}".format(result.text))
elif result.reason == speechsdk.ResultReason.NoMatch:
    print("No speech could be recognized: {}".format(result.no_match_details))
elif result.reason == speechsdk.ResultReason.Canceled:
    cancellation_details = result.cancellation_details
    print("Speech Recognition canceled: {}".format(cancellation_details.reason))
    if cancellation_details.reason == speechsdk.CancellationReason.Error:
        print("Error details: {}".format(cancellation_details.error_details))