import pyttsx3
The standard library for Python does not natively support a male voice because it is a wrapper for the Google Translate TTS API, which uses a single default female voice per language.
In the context of Google's speech synthesis, different dialects of English utilize different voice profiles. Historically, the default en (English) or en-US (US English) produced a female voice. However, other dialects default to male profiles.
# Pass 'en-au' as the language argument to access the male voice profile tts = gTTS(text=text_to_say, lang='en-au')
Strictly speaking, the (like gender='male' ) to switch voices. It relies on the Google Translate engine, which uses a specific voice for each language—usually female.
If your project requires a standard US male voice, or if you need to switch between male and female voices programmatically without changing accents, gTTS is likely too limited.
import pyttsx3
The standard library for Python does not natively support a male voice because it is a wrapper for the Google Translate TTS API, which uses a single default female voice per language. gtts male voice
In the context of Google's speech synthesis, different dialects of English utilize different voice profiles. Historically, the default en (English) or en-US (US English) produced a female voice. However, other dialects default to male profiles. import pyttsx3 The standard library for Python does
# Pass 'en-au' as the language argument to access the male voice profile tts = gTTS(text=text_to_say, lang='en-au') However, other dialects default to male profiles
Strictly speaking, the (like gender='male' ) to switch voices. It relies on the Google Translate engine, which uses a specific voice for each language—usually female.
If your project requires a standard US male voice, or if you need to switch between male and female voices programmatically without changing accents, gTTS is likely too limited.