Make Python Talk: Build Apps with Voice Control and Speed Recognition by Mark Li

Description: Make Python Talk by Mark Liu A project-based book that teaches beginning Python programmers how to build working, useful, and fun voice-controlled applications.This fun, hands-on book will take your basic Python skills to the next level as you build voice-controlled apps to use in your daily life. Starting with a Python refresher and an introduction to speech-recognition/text-to-speech functionalities, youll soon ease into more advanced topics, like making your own modules and building working voice-controlled apps.Each chapter scaffolds multiple projects that allow you to see real results from your code at a manageable pace, while end-of-chapter exercises strengthen your understanding of new concepts. Youll design interactive games, like Connect Four and Tic-Tac-Toe, and create intelligent computer opponents that talk and take commands; youll make a real-time language translator, and create voice-activated financial-market apps that track the stocks or cryptocurrencies you are interested in. Finally, youll load all of these features into the ultimate virtual personal assistant - a conversational VPA that tells jokes, reads the news, and gives you hands-free control of your email, browser, music player, desktop files, and more.Along the way, youll learn how to-— Build Python modules, implement animations, and integrate live data into an app— Use web-scraping skills for voice-controlling podcasts, videos, and web searches— Fine-tune the speech recognition to accept a variety of input— Associate regular tasks like opening files and accessing the web with speech commands— Integrate functionality from other programs into a single VPA with computational knowledge engines to answer almost any questionPacked with cross-platform code examples to download, practice activities and exercises, and explainer images, youll quickly become proficient in Python coding in general and speech recognition/text to speech in particular. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dr. Mark H. Liu is an Associate Professor and director of the Master of Science in Finance Program at the University of Kentucky, where he teaches Python Predictive Analytics and runs Python workshops. He has more than 20 years of coding experience in C++, SAS, Stata, and Python, and his research has been published in many top finance journals. Table of Contents IntroductionPart I: Getting StartedChapter 1: Install Python via Anaconda and SpyderChapter 2: Python RefresherPart II: Learning to TalkChapter 3: Speech RecognitionChapter 4: Make Python TalkChapter 5: Speaking ApplicationsChapter 6: Web Scraping Podcasts, Radios, and VideosChapter 7: Building a Virtual Personal AssistantChapter 8: Know-it-all VPAPart III: Interactive GamesChapter 9: Graphics and Animation with the turtle ModuleChapter 10: Tic-Tac-ToeChapter 11: Connect FourChapter 12: guess-the-word GameChapter 13: Smart Games: Adding IntelligencePart IV: Going FurtherChapter 14: Financial ApplicationsChapter 15: Stock Market WatchChapter 16: Use Other Languages: TranslatorChapter 17: Ultimate VPAAppendix A: Useful Speech ModulesAppendix B: Answers to End of Chapter ExercisesIndex Review "Everything you need to build a voice interface to the digital world. Voice is a critical part of the coming metaverse and Dr. Liu helps us take this leap."—Shane Hadden, Financial Technology Lecturer, University of Kentucky"A solid book for anyone who wants to leverage the power of the Python programming language to add speech capabilities to their programs . . . Make Python Talk presents these speech software libraries with clarity and ease."—Al Sweigart, best-selling author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python and many other No Starch Press titles Review Quote "Everything you need to build a voice interface to the digital world. Voice is a critical part of the coming metaverse and Dr. Liu helps us take this leap." --Shane Hadden, Financial Technology Lecturer, University of Kentucky "A solid book for anyone who wants to leverage the power of the Python programming language to add speech capabilities to their programs . . . Make Python Talk presents these speech software libraries with clarity and ease." --Al Sweigart, best-selling author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python and many other No Starch Press titles Details ISBN1718501560 Author Mark Liu Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1718501560 ISBN-13 9781718501560 Format Paperback Country of Publication United States Place of Publication San Francisco Pages 384 Publisher No Starch Press,US Imprint No Starch Press,US Publication Date 2021-08-24 AU Release Date 2021-08-24 NZ Release Date 2021-08-24 US Release Date 2021-08-24 UK Release Date 2021-08-24 Subtitle Build Apps with Voice Control and Speed Recognition Illustrator Gladys Jose Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications J.D. DEWEY 005.437 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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