Installation

Requirements

Podcast Teaser Generator requires Python 3.7 or later and several dependencies for audio processing and analysis.

From PyPI

The package can be installed from PyPI:

pip install podcast-teaser

From Source

You can also install directly from the source code:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/podcast_teaser.git
cd podcast_teaser

Install the package and its dependencies:
```
pip install -e .
```
Or, to install just the dependencies:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Dependencies

The major dependencies include:

librosa: For audio analysis
pydub: For audio manipulation
numpy: For numerical operations
matplotlib: For visualization
SpeechRecognition or openai-whisper: For transcription (optional)

Operating System Compatibility

Podcast Teaser Generator works on:

Windows
macOS
Linux

For Windows and macOS users, the included batch files and shell scripts provide an easy way to run the tool without remembering command line arguments.