Topic Detection with Python - Part 2

topic_detection.py

AUDIO_FILE = '/path/to/your/audio/file.mp3'
UPLOAD_ENDPOINT = 'https://api.assemblyai.com/v2/upload'


def read_audio_file(file):
    """Helper method that reads in audio files"""
    with open(file, 'rb') as f:
        while True:
            data = f.read(5242880)
            if not data:
                break
            yield data

res_upload = requests.post(
    UPLOAD_ENDPOINT, 
    headers=headers, 
    data=read_audio_file(AUDIO_FILE)
)
upload_url = res_upload.json()['upload_url']

"""
Example response from AssemblyAI upload endpoint
pprint(res_upload.json())
{'upload_url': 'https://cdn.assemblyai.com/upload/b017e8c0-b31a-4d09-9dc2-8dee0ee0d3c8'}
"""