Remove quotes from String in Python

Just use string methods .replace() if they occur throughout, or .strip() if they only occur at the start and/or finish: a=””sajdkasjdsak” “asdasdasds”” a = a.replace(‘”‘, ”) ‘sajdkasjdsak asdasdasds’ # or, if they only occur at start and end… a = a.strip(‘\”‘) ‘sajdkasjdsak” “asdasdasds’ # or, if they only occur at start… a = a.lstrip(‘\”‘) # … Read more

Using the Android RecognizerIntent with a bluetooth headset

Manifest permission <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.BLUETOOTH” /> <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY” /> <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS” /> Create an inner class BluetoothHelper extends BluetoothHeadSetUtils in your Activity or Service. Declare a class member mBluetoothHelper and instantiate it in onCreate() BluetoothHelper mBluetoothHelper; @Override public void onCreate() { mBluetoothHelper = new BluetoothHelper(this); } @Override onResume() { mBluetoothHelper.start(); } @Override onPause() { mBluetoothHelper.stop(); } … Read more

How can I use speech recognition without the annoying dialog in android phones

Use the SpeechRecognizer interface. Your app needs to have the RECORD_AUDIO permission, and you can then create a SpeechRecognizer, give it a RecognitionListener and then call its startListening method. You will get callbacks to the listener when the speech recognizer is ready to begin listening for speech and as it receives speech and converts it … Read more

Offline Speech Recognition In Android (JellyBean)

Google did quietly enable offline recognition in that Search update, but there is (as yet) no API or additional parameters available within the SpeechRecognizer class. {See Edit at the bottom of this post} The functionality is available with no additional coding, however the user’s device will need to be configured correctly for it to begin … Read more