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Audio Transcription App with Whisper
Use OpenAI's Whisper model (locally or via API) to transcribe an MP3 audio file into text.
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Last updated: 2026-06-05
Before You Begin
- 1Python
- 2Audio files
Project Architecture
Folder Structure
transcribe/ ├── transcribe.py └── test.mp3
Data Flow
[Audio File] -> [Whisper Model] -> [Text Transcript]
Source Code Breakdown & Implementation
Install openai python package.
client.audio.transcriptions.create(model='whisper-1', file=audio_file)
CLI script.
Check file size limits (25MB for API).
Complete Solution Code
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Testing Checklist
- • Transcribe a short English audio
- • Try a foreign language audio
Common Bugs
Bug: File too large
Fix: Use pydub to split the audio into 10-minute chunks.