Python keyerror 'sapi5'

Question

One question of this type is previously asked but is not very helpful. I am using version Python3.6 in Windows 10 OS. I am getting an error, KeyError: 'sapi5' and During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred. My code is:

import pyttsx3
engine = pyttsx3.init('sapi5')
voices = engine.getProperty('voices')
print(voices)

And here is the stack trace:

 File "c:/Users/farhe/OneDrive/Desktop/PYTHON/jarvis/ai.py.py", line 2, in <module>
    engine = pyttsx3.init(sapi5)
NameError: name 'sapi5' is not defined

What should I do?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '19 at 14:20

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From the Github README:

If you recieve errors such as No module named win32com.client, No module named win32, or No module named win32api, you will need to additionally install pypiwin32.

answered May 26 '19 at 14:20

shriakhilc

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I tried to install pypiwin32, but it is showing that Requirement already satisfied. – Utpal Gaurav May 27 '19 at 11:00
You might want to check if it is installed for the same version of Python that you are using to run the script. You can also try uninstalling and reinstalling `pypiwin32`, because your error is for `win32com` while the note only mentions `win32com.client`. – shriakhilc May 27 '19 at 11:04
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Thanks @TheGamer007, it worked! You are a savior buddy. Thanks a lot. – Utpal Gaurav May 27 '19 at 11:26
Glad I could help – shriakhilc May 27 '19 at 11:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '21 at 23:25

check if pipiwin32 is installed if not do install it and even though u have installed pipwin32 and the error still persists then try these following commands in cmd as admin

pip uninstall pyttsxx3

pip install pyttsx3==2.7

this worked for me.

and in case if your error is still erupting then try uninstalling pipiwin32 and install an older version of it.

Python keyerror 'sapi5'

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