From 86ba9ff07672fa2067dbd7aeb639e176256f1742 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yeshu <yashwantlakkakula@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:05:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add Alexa Assistant project

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 alexa-assistant/AlexaProject.py  | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 alexa-assistant/README.md        | 16 +++++++++
 alexa-assistant/requirements.txt |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 82 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 alexa-assistant/AlexaProject.py
 create mode 100644 alexa-assistant/README.md
 create mode 100644 alexa-assistant/requirements.txt

diff --git a/alexa-assistant/AlexaProject.py b/alexa-assistant/AlexaProject.py
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+
+*(If PyAudio gives error, users can install system version.)*
+
+---
+
+# ✅ 4. alexa.py (Core Code)  
+Paste this:
+
+```python
+import speech_recognition as sr
+import pyttsx3
+import datetime
+import webbrowser
+
+engine = pyttsx3.init()
+
+def speak(text):
+    engine.say(text)
+    engine.runAndWait()
+
+def listen():
+    r = sr.Recognizer()
+    with sr.Microphone() as source:
+        print("Listening...")
+        r.pause_threshold = 1
+        audio = r.listen(source)
+
+    try:
+        print("Recognizing...")
+        command = r.recognize_google(audio, language="en-in")
+        print("User said:", command)
+    except:
+        return ""
+    return command.lower()
+
+speak("Hello, I am Alexa. How can I help you?")
+
+while True:
+    cmd = listen()
+
+    if "time" in cmd:
+        time = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M")
+        speak(f"The time is {time}")
+
+    elif "date" in cmd:
+        date = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%d %B %Y")
+        speak(f"Today's date is {date}")
+
+    elif "search" in cmd:
+        query = cmd.replace("search", "")
+        webbrowser.open(f"https://www.google.com/search?q={query}")
+        speak("Searching Google")
+
+    elif "open youtube" in cmd:
+        speak("Opening YouTube")
+        webbrowser.open("https://youtube.com")
+
+    elif "exit" in cmd or "stop" in cmd:
+        speak("Goodbye")
+        break
+
diff --git a/alexa-assistant/README.md b/alexa-assistant/README.md
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+# Build Your Own Alexa Assistant
+
+This project shows how to build a basic Alexa-like voice assistant using Python. It listens to voice commands, answers questions, performs searches, tells the time, and can be extended easily.
+
+## Features
+- Voice recognition (SpeechRecognition)
+- Text-to-Speech (pyttsx3)
+- Online search functionality
+- Time and date responses
+- Custom command support
+- Extendable skills system
+
+## Installation
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
diff --git a/alexa-assistant/requirements.txt b/alexa-assistant/requirements.txt
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+speechrecognition
+pyttsx3
+pyaudio
+requests
+openai