Time teller python script

saytime.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import time
import os

def main():
    baseStr = "'The time is, "
    currentTime = time.localtime()
    currentHour = currentTime.tm_hour
    currentMin = currentTime.tm_min
    meridian = None
    
    if currentHour < 12:
        # Morning
        meridian = "AM"
    else:
        # Afternoon
        meridian = "PM"
        currentHour -= 12

    if currentHour == 0:
            currentHour = 12

    os.system("espeak " + baseStr + str(currentHour) + " " + str(currentMin) + " " + meridian + "'")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()