Com surrogate technique

comsapi4test.py

import comtypes.client

# SAPI 4 CLSID for the voice
SAPI4_CLSID = "{EEE78591-FE22-11D0-8BEF-0060081841DE}"

def list_sapi4_voices():
    """List available SAPI 4 voices."""
    try:
        sapi4 = comtypes.client.CreateObject(SAPI4_CLSID)
        voices = sapi4.GetVoices()
        voice_list = []
        for i in range(voices.Count):
            voice = voices.Item(i)
            voice_list.append({
                "id": voice.Id,
                "name": voice.GetDescription(),
            })
        return voice_list
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error accessing SAPI 4: {e}")
        return []

def synthesize_with_sapi4(text):
    """Synthesize speech using SAPI 4."""
    try:
        sapi4 = comtypes.client.CreateObject(SAPI4_CLSID)
        sapi4.Speak(text)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error synthesizing text with SAPI 4: {e}")

# Test the functions
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("Listing SAPI 4 Voices:")
    voices = list_sapi4_voices()
    for voice in voices:
        print(voice)

    print("Synthesizing speech...")
    synthesize_with_sapi4("Hello, this is a test of SAPI 4!")