Create app.py

app.py

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+from flask import Flask, send_file, request
+import subprocess
+import os
+import uuid
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+# Hugging Face Spaces uses /tmp for writable storage
+AUDIO_DIR = "/tmp/tts_audio"
+os.makedirs(AUDIO_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
+@app.route('/speak')
+def speak():
+    text = request.args.get('input', '')
+    if not text:
+        return "Error: Add ?input=Your+Text to the URL", 400
+
+    # Generate filenames
+    wav_path = os.path.join(AUDIO_DIR, f"{uuid.uuid4()}.wav")
+    mp3_path = wav_path.replace('.wav', '.mp3')
+
+    # Step 1: Use eSpeak to create WAV
+    subprocess.run([
+        'espeak-ng',
+        '-v', 'en-us',
+        '-s', '150',
+        '-w', wav_path,
+        text
+    ], check=True)
+
+    # Step 2: Convert to MP3 (ffmpeg is preinstalled on HF Spaces)
+    subprocess.run([
+        'ffmpeg',
+        '-i', wav_path,
+        '-vn',
+        '-ar', '44100',
+        '-ac', '2',
+        '-b:a', '192k',
+        mp3_path
+    ], check=True)
+
+    # Return MP3 as raw audio stream
+    return send_file(
+        mp3_path,
+        mimetype="audio/mpeg",
+        as_attachment=False  # Let browser play it directly
+    )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()