Merge pull request #275 from ayeshag7/master

Added a python script to convert pdf files to audiobooks

PdfToAudio/README.md

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+# Pdf to Audiobook Converter
+This python script generates audio for given pdf files.
+
+## Dependencies / Requirements
+- PyPDF2. Install it by typing this command in your terminal `pip install PyPDF2`
+- pyttsx3. Install it by `pip install pyttsx3`

PdfToAudio/pdf_to_audiobook.py

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+# Importing the required packages.
+import PyPDF2
+import pyttsx3
+
+text = None
+
+# Reading a PDF file from your computer by specifying the path and setting the read mode to binary.
+pdf_reader = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open(r"D:\MyPdf.pdf", "rb"))
+
+# Getting the handle to speaker i.e. creating a reference to pyttsx3.Engine instance.
+speaker = pyttsx3.init()
+
+# Splitting the PDF file into pages and reading one at a time.
+for page_number in range(pdf_reader.numPages):
+    text = pdf_reader.getPage(page_number).extractText()
+    # Generating speech.
+    speaker.say(text)
+    speaker.runAndWait()
+
+# Stopping the speaker after the complete audio has been created.
+speaker.stop()
+
+# Saving the audiobook to your computer.
+engine = pyttsx3.init()
+engine.save_to_file(text, r"D:\MyAudio.mp3")
+engine.runAndWait()

PdfToAudio/requirements.txt.txt

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+PyPDF2
+pyttsx3

README.md

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 |[Pressure_Converter](https://github.com/E-wave112/Awesome-Python-Scripts/tree/master/Pressure_Converter)|[E-Wave](https://github.com/E-wave112)|
 | [File Carving](https://github.com/hastagAB/Awesome-Python-Scripts/tree/master/File_Carving) | [Yeryeong Kim](https://github.com/icarusicarus/) |
 |[Google Meet Joiner](https://github.com/hastagAB/Awesome-Python-Scripts/tree/master/google_meet_joiner)|[JohanSanSebastian](https://github.com/JohanSanSebastian)|
+|[Pdf to AudioBook Converter](https://github.com/hastagAB/Awesome-Python-Scripts/tree/master/PdfToAudio)|[Ayesha Gull](https://github.com/ayeshag7/)|
 
 ## How to use :