tts using google gstatic dictionary

tts.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# ./tts.py hello world
import requests, string, os
from playsound import playsound
from sys import argv

text = (
    " ".join(argv[1:]).lower().translate(str.maketrans("", "", string.punctuation)).split(" ")
)

accent = [
    "us",
    "gb",
    "in",  # isnt avilable on sounds url
]

for i, word in enumerate(text):
    audio = requests.get(
        f"https://ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/pronunciation/2021-03-01/audio/{word[:2]}/{word}_en_{accent[0]}_1.mp3"
    )
    if "audio/mpeg" not in audio.headers["content-type"]:
        audio = requests.get(
            f"https://ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/oxford/{word}--_{accent[0]}_1.mp3"
        )
    if "audio/mpeg" in audio.headers["content-type"]:
        with open(f"/tmp/pytts{i}.mp3", "wb") as f:
            f.write(audio.content)
        print(word)

for i in range(len(text)):
    try:
        playsound(f"/tmp/pytts{i}.mp3")
        os.remove(f"/tmp/pytts{i}.mp3")
    except:
        pass