coalib.output.printers.EspeakPrinter

Complexity

Total Complexity

5

Size/Duplication

Total Lines	28
Duplicated Lines	0 %

import subprocess
class EspeakPrinter(Printer, ClosableObject):
    def __init__(self):
        """
        Raises EnvironmentError if VoiceOutput is impossible.
        """
        Printer.__init__(self)
        ClosableObject.__init__(self)
        # TODO retrieve language from get_locale and select appropriate voice

        try:
            self.espeak = subprocess.Popen(['espeak'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
        except OSError:  # pragma: no cover
            print("eSpeak doesn't seem to be installed. You cannot use the "
                  "voice output feature without eSpeak. It can be downloaded"
                  " from http://espeak.sourceforge.net/ or installed via "
                  "your usual package repositories.")
            raise EnvironmentError
        except:  # pragma: no cover
            print("Failed to execute eSpeak. An unknown error occurred.",
                  Constants.THIS_IS_A_BUG)
            raise EnvironmentError

    def _close(self):
        self.espeak.stdin.close()

    def _print(self, output, **kwargs):
        self.espeak.stdin.write(output.encode())
        self.espeak.stdin.flush()