improving my python script
Question: I have an interesting python script (not sure if it has been done before) It
uses

    
    
    import os
    os.system("say %s" % say) 
    #and I have added;
    os.system("say -v whisper %s" % say) 
    

but now there are new voices in lion and i want to know how to get those
voices and if there is a centralized list.

![here is what i am talking about](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ALv29.png)


Answer: The manual doesn't doc which voices are available. But I believe the syntax is
just using the name like so:

    
    
    > say -v Karen Hello
    

I don't have access to my Mac right now but I found this list from
[here](http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/02/mac-os-x-lion-offers-high-quality-
multilingual-voices/):

  * American English: Jill, Samantha and Tom 
  * Australian English: Karen and Lee
  * British English: Daniel, Emily and Serena
  * South African English: Tessa

There is also other languages as well.

**UPDATE:**

`say -v ?` spits out:

    
    
    MacBook-Austin:~ Austin$ say -v ?                                                                   
    Agnes               en_US    # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you?              
    Albert              en_US    #  I have a frog in my throat. No, I mean a real frog!                 
    Alex                en_US    # Most people recognize me by my voice.                                
    Bad News            en_US    # The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of a fast approaching train.                                                                                  
    Bahh                en_US    # Do not pull the wool over my eyes.                                   
    Bells               en_US    # Time flies when you are having fun.                                  
    Boing               en_US    # Spring has sprung, fall has fell, winter's here and it's colder than usual.                                                                                              
    Bruce               en_US    # I sure like being inside this fancy computer                         
    Bubbles             en_US    # Pull the plug! I'm drowning!                                        
    ...
    

If you do not see the voice you are looking for when you do a `say -v ?` you
can [install more](http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/25/how-to-add-new-voices-to-
mac-os-x-lion/).

