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+import speech_recognition as sr
+recognizer= sr.Recognizer()
+
+#Asks user to speak and records speech
+with sr.Microphone() as source:
+    print("Speak now")
+    audio= recognizer.listen(source)
+
+#Converts speech to text using Google's Web Speech API
+    try:
+        text= recognizer.recognize_google(audio)
+        print(f"You said : {text}")
+        
+    except sr.UnknownValueError:
+      print("Could not understand")
+
+    except sr.RequestError:
+       print("Network error")