pyttsx
pyttsx is a cross-platform text-to-speech package for Python. It has a simple API for producing speech, setting some basic engine properties, and getting start/stop/word callbacks. pyttsx currently supports SAPI5, NSSpeechSynthesizer, and espeak, but it can be extended to support other engines and libraries.
The project BSD licensed and hosted on Launchpad. PyPI tracks downloads for the latest stable version and documentation.
GtkBuilder/Glade on IronPython
Thanks to Stephane for his answer to my query about using GtkBuilder in IronPython. It turns out his Gtk#Beans package provides the magic sauce that is currently missing from gtk# trunk the current stable release.
For completeness, here's the code I sent him that accomplishes the same thing using the older Glade.XML object for those that are interested. It answers a long standing mailing list question about using Glade.XML.Autoconnect in IronPython.
import clr clr.AddReference('gtk-sharp') clr.AddReference('glade-sharp') import Gtk import Glade def PyGladeAutoconnect(gxml, target): def _connect(handler_name, event_obj, signal_name, *args): name = ''.join([frag.title() for frag in signal_name.split('_')]) event = getattr(event_obj, name) event += getattr(target, handler_name) # add all widgets for widget in gxml.GetWidgetPrefix(''): setattr(target, gxml.GetWidgetName(widget), widget) # connect all signals gxml.SignalAutoconnectFull(_connect) class Application: def __init__(self): gxml = Glade.XML("test.glade", "window1", None) PyGladeAutoconnect(gxml, self) # window1 comes from glade file self.window1.ShowAll() def onWindowDelete(self, o, args): # connected via glade file definition Gtk.Application.Quit() Gtk.Application.Init() app = Application() Gtk.Application.Run()