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Cobra Voice Activity Detection
Python API

API Reference for the Cobra Python SDK (PyPI).


pvcobra.create()

def create(
access_key: str,
library_path: Optional[str] = None) -> Cobra

Factory method for the Cobra voice activity detection (VAD) engine.

Parameters

  • access_key str : AccessKey obtained from Picovoice Console.
  • library_path Optional[str] : Absolute path to Cobra's dynamic library. If not set, it will be set to the default location.

Returns

  • Cobra : An instance of Cobra VAD engine.

pvcobra.Cobra

class Cobra(object)

Class for the Cobra VAD engine. Cobra can be initialized either using the module level create() function or directly using the class __init__() method. Resources should be cleaned when you are done using the delete() method.


pvcobra.Cobra.frame_length

self.frame_length: int

The number of audio samples per frame that Cobra accepts.


pvcobra.Cobra.sample_rate

self.sample_rate: int

The audio sample rate the Cobra accepts.


pvcobra.Cobra.version

self.version: str

The Cobra library version string.


pvcobra.Cobra.__init__()

def __init__(
self,
access_key: str,
library_path: str) -> Cobra

__init__ method for Cobra VAD engine.

Parameters

  • access_key str : AccessKey obtained from Picovoice Console.
  • library_path str : Absolute path to Cobra's dynamic library.

Returns

  • Cobra : An instance of Cobra VAD engine.

Throws

  • CobraError

pvcobra.Cobra.delete()

def delete(self)

Releases resources acquired by Cobra.


pvcobra.Cobra.process()

def process(self, pcm: List[int]) -> float

Processes a frame of the incoming audio stream and emits the detection result. The required number of samples-per-frame can be obtained by calling .frame_length. The incoming audio needs to have a sample rate equal to .sample_rate and be 16-bit linearly-encoded. Cobra operates on single-channel audio.

Parameters

  • pcm List[int] : A frame of audio samples.

Returns

  • float : Probability of voice activity. It is a floating-point number within [0, 1].

Throws

  • CobraError

pvcobra.CobraError

class CobraError(Exception)

Error thrown if an error occurs within Cobra VAD engine.

Exceptions

class CobraActivationError(CobraError)
class CobraActivationLimitError(CobraError)
class CobraActivationRefusedError(CobraError)
class CobraActivationThrottledError(CobraError)
class CobraIOError(CobraError)
class CobraInvalidArgumentError(CobraError)
class CobraInvalidStateError(CobraError)
class CobraKeyError(CobraError)
class CobraMemoryError(CobraError)
class CobraRuntimeError(CobraError)
class CobraStopIterationError(CobraError)

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