Merge branch 'dev'

Author: liisaratsep

setup.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='tts_preprocess_et',
-    version='1.0.1',
+    version='1.1.0',
     packages=find_packages(),
     license='MIT',
     description='Preprocessing for Estonian text-to-speech applications',

tts_preprocess_et/utils.py

@@ -731,12 +731,16 @@ def spell_if_needed(match):
     Most simplistic approach - any letter sequence that does not contain a vowel is unpronouncable
     All single letters and consonant sequences are spelled out (converted to their pronunciations)
     For example php -> pee-haa-pee
+    Exceptions are filler words such as "hmm", "mm", etc.
     :param re.match
     :return: str
     """
     seq = match.group()
     if re.search('[AEIOUÕÄÖÜaeiouõäöü]', seq) and (len(seq) > 1):
         return seq
+    # if sequence contains only m and h, skip it
+    elif re.match(r'^[MHmh]+$', seq):
+        return seq
     else:
         pronunciation = ""
         for i, letter in enumerate(seq):