removed duplicating words when using .split(' '), which produces empty None strings, used filter(None, ...) to remove these empty strings

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ You can configure the playback speed, language and mode (timed, words, quote or
 
 ## Command line options
 All these options overide configuration in config.json<br/>
-c,f,h,i,l,m,o,q,t,u,v,w
+c,f,h,i,l,m,o,q,t,u,v,w<br/>
 **--wpm, -w <int>**<br/>
 		set the rate of dictation, defaults to 50, note: this is not exact as it measures the time between words in order to avoid a very short gap after a long word.<br/>
 **--mode, -m <mode>**<br/>
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ c,f,h,i,l,m,o,q,t,u,v,w
 **--help, -h**<br/>
 		Output's this help text and exits<br/>
 
+## TODO
+- Get the dictation to work with non-latin letters
+- Get more languages supported
+- Make the voice sound less robotic
+
 ## Languages
 Current languages: English or Spanish, I plan to add more though.<br/>
 The languages were downloaded from monkeytype.com

args.py

@@ -35,6 +35,37 @@ def handle_arguments(arguments, config, engine):
 				for voice in voices:
 					print(voice)
 				exit()
+			case '--help'|'h':
+				print('''Command line options
+All these options overide configuration in config.json
+c,f,h,i,l,m,o,q,t,u,v,w
+--wpm, -w <int>
+	set the rate of dictation, defaults to 50, note: this is not exact as it measures the time between words in order to avoid a very short gap after a long word.
+--mode, -m <mode>
+	Sets a mode, one of 'timed', 'words','quote' or 'file' followed by an optional modifier representing either the time (in seconds) or the number of words, or the quote ID, or the file name.
+--filename, -f <filename>
+	Passes a filename as parameter for the file mode
+--words, -o <number of words>
+	Number of words for words mode
+--time, -t <time>
+	Time in seconds for timed mode
+--quote, -q <time>
+	Specify a quote ID for quotes mode, see all quotes in your selected language with -u
+--language, -l <language>
+	Selects a language, defaults to english, must be a listed language in -i
+--voice, -v <voice id>
+	Selects a voice to use, defaults to gwm/en in config.json
+--list-voices, -c
+	Lists all the available voices you can use, also see [voices.txt](voices.txt)
+--list-quotes, -u
+	Lists the available quotes and exits
+--list-languages, -i
+	Lists the installed languages and exits
+--help, -h
+	Output's this help text and exits
+''')
+				exit()
+
 			case _:
 				continue
 	return config

dictate.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def words(config, engine):
 		engine.say(word)
 		engine.runAndWait()
 		# Break between words as determined by the wpm
-		time.sleep(1/(config['wpm']/60))
+		maths.sleep(config['wpm'])
 
 #                                               TIMED                                      #
 def timed(config, engine):
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ def timed(config, engine):
 		print(f'{word} ')
 		engine.runAndWait()
 		# Break between words as determined by the wpm
-		time.sleep(1/(config['wpm']/60))
+		maths.sleep(config['wpm'])
-
 		# check if too much time has elapsed for mode: time
 		now = time.time()
 		# Break condition
@@ -67,13 +66,13 @@ def quote(config, engine):
 		x = random.randint(0, len(quotes)-1)
 		quote = quotes[x]
 	print(f'{quote['quote']}\n\t\t\t - {quote['author']}')
-	dictation = quote['quote'].split(' ') 
+	dictation = filter(None, quote['quote'].split(' ')) # turn the string into a list of words, the filter function removes empty strings
 	# Dictate the quote
 	for word in dictation:
 		engine.say(word)
 		engine.runAndWait()
 		# Break between words as determined by the wpm
-		time.sleep(1/(config['wpm']/60))
+		maths.sleep(config['wpm'])
 
 #                                                 FILE                                   #
 def file(config, engine):
@@ -89,8 +88,8 @@ def file(config, engine):
 			print(line)
 		# Dictation loop
 		for line in lines:
-			for word in line.split(' '):
+			for word in filter(None, line.split(' ')): # the filter function removes empty strings
 				engine.say(word)
 				engine.runAndWait()
 				# Break between words as determined by the wpm
-				time.sleep(1/(config['wpm']/60))
+				maths.sleep(config['wpm'])

maths.py

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 import random
+import time
+
 # Random number generator that's biased towards 0
 def biased_random(max_value, strength=3):
     return round((random.random() ** strength) * max_value)
+def sleep(wpm):
+	sleep_time = (1/(wpm/60))-1
+	if sleep_time > 0.0:
+		time.sleep(sleep_time)
+

quotes/en.json

@@ -105,5 +105,7 @@
 { "quote":"A computer is like air conditioning - it becomes useless when you open Windows", "author":"Linus Torvalds"},
 { "quote":"Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.", "author": "Linus Torvalds"},
 { "quote":"An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity.", "author":"Terry A. Davis"},
-{ "quote":"It is not the well-fed long-haired man I fear, but the pale and the hungry looking.", "author":"Gauis Julius Caesar"}
+{ "quote":"It is not the well-fed long-haired man I fear, but the pale and the hungry looking.", "author":"Gauis Julius Caesar"},
+{ "quote":"No, Luke, I am your father", "author":"Anakin Skywalker"},
+{ "quote":"Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?", "author":"J.R.R. Tolkien (Gandalf)"}
 ]