Convert English to IPA - Using Python3 module eng_to_ipa

to_ipa.py

# Convert English text to IPA using eng_to_ipa
# @pnry - version 0.0.1 - public domain
# pip3 install eng_to_ipa
# Usage:
# toIPA(f, 1): paragraph by paragraph with Eng paragraph
# toIPA(f, 0): insert IPA transcription next to word


# Input file
f = "AOP Appendix.fm - sadhu"
f = f + ".txt"

# ----------------------------------------------
import eng_to_ipa as ipa
import time


def toIPA(f, y):
    writ = ""
    print("Transcripting " + f + " to IPA ")
    print("It may take a while, please wait...")
    print("")
    with open(f, "r") as t:
        tex = t.read()
        tex = tex.strip()

        tex = tex.replace("\n", " p15081553y ")
        ip = ipa.convert(tex)

        tex = tex.split(" p15081553y ")
        ip = ip.split("p15081553y*")
        para = len(tex)

        print("Total: " + str(para) + " paragraphs")

        if y == 1:
            print("Arrange paragraph by paragraph")
            for i in range(para):
                print("Processing par no.: " + str(i + 1))
                writ += (
                    "["
                    + str(i + 1)
                    + "] "
                    + tex[i].strip()
                    + "\n\n"
                    + "["
                    + str(i + 1)
                    + "] "
                    + ip[i].strip()
                )
                writ += "\n\n"
        ###
        else:
            print("Insert IPA next to each word")
            for i in range(para):
                print("Processing par no.: " + str(i + 1))
                enp = tex[i].strip().split(" ")
                ipp = ip[i].strip().split(" ")
                for k in range(len(enp)):
                    writ += enp[k] + "[" + ipp[k] + "]  "
                writ += "\n\n"
        ###
        with open("_ipa_" + f, "w") as p:
            p.write(writ)


# ----------------------------------------------


t1 = time.time()
toIPA(f, 1)

# ----------------------------------------------
print("")
print("#-----------------------")
print("Done!")
print("Took: " + str((time.time() - t1)) + " seconds")
print("#-----------------------")