This Python script generates cleaned up versions of .txt and .docx files from an MS Stream .vtt caption file. It strips out content such as lines beginning with WEBVTT, NOTE, a timestamp, or a reference such as 3dc72631-b191, leaving only the text generated from the speaker's voice. As of September 2023, the script can now handle .srt files too.
Last year (during COVID-19 times), I recorded some of my lectures without using a text script to guide me. For consistency, this year, I would like to use a text script for all recorded lectures. To help me write them up, I have developed this tool to take a .vtt caption file from my old lectures, and convert these into different formats, helping me to create new text scripts.
To run the script, the following packages are required:
python-docx- Allows Python scripts to generate Word .docx filescowsay- Generates ASCII art pictures of a cow with a message (optional)
Install these via pip:
pip install python-docx cowsay
python vtt2txt2docx.py fileYouWantToConvert.vtt
The script has been tested on MacOS Catalina version 10.15.7 with Python 3.6.10. Your mileage may vary.