Unsilence ( removes silent parts of an audio file )

unsilence.py

#! /usr/bin/python3

import argparse
import subprocess
import os

def remove_silence(filename, noise_tolerance='-30dB', silence_duration='0.5'):
    # Extract the base filename and extension
    base_filename, extension = os.path.splitext(filename)
    
    # Construct the output filename by appending '_cleaned' to the base filename
    output_filename = f'{base_filename}_cleaned{extension}'
    
    command = f'ffmpeg -i "{filename}" -af silenceremove=stop_periods=-1:stop_duration={silence_duration}:stop_threshold={noise_tolerance} "{output_filename}"'
    subprocess.run(command, shell=True)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Remove silence from an audio file.')
    parser.add_argument('filename', type=str, help='The input filename')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    remove_silence(args.filename)