Readme for OpenAI Transcription and Chat Completion Script

This script transcribes speech from an MP3 file, sends the transcription to GPT for a chat completion response, and then converts the chat response back into speech using text-to-speech.

Setup Instructions

Environment Variables

1. Create a .env file in the root directory of the script.
2. Inside the .env file, add the following line:

OPENAI_API_KEY='your_openai_api_key_here'

Replace your_openai_api_key_here with your actual OpenAI API key.

Dependencies Installation

This project requires certain Python libraries to be installed. You can install them using pip. Run the following command:

pip install openai requests python-dotenv pydub simpleaudio

Usage

To use the script, follow the below steps:

1. Ensure your MP3 file is in the same directory as the script or provide the correct file path to the variable mp3_file_path inside the script's main logic.
2. Make sure your .env file is configured as mentioned in the setup instructions.
3. Execute the script by running the following command in your terminal:

python3 demo.py

Important Notes

• The script uses afplay for audio playback which is available on macOS. If you are using a different operating system, you might need to change this command to a compatible audio playback command for your system.
• Please make sure you handle the API responses correctly and that you have sufficient credits/quota available on your OpenAI account to perform the operations.
• The environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY is crucial to the operation of this script and must be set correctly for the script to function.
• The text_to_speech function plays audio using simpleaudio, ensure it is compatible with your operating system.