pyvocals 0.1.1

pyvocals is a Python tool for analyzing vocal turn-taking in conversational speech. It extracts structured features from audio files based on the behavioral coding schema in [1], including vocalization, pause, simultaneous speech, switching turn, and interruptive turn events.

Features

• Extracts vocal turn-taking features from speech audio files
• Supports common formats like WAV and MP3
• Visualizes vocalization time series of a dyad

Installation

Using HTTPS

You can install pyvocals directly from this repo using pip:

pip install git+https://github.com/nmy2103/pyvocals.git

Using SSH

pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/nmy2103/pyvocals.git

For Developers

For developers who want to modify the package and test changes, use -e (editable mode):

git clone https://github.com/nmy2103/pyvocals.git
cd pyvocals
pip install -e .

Citation

If you use this package in your research, please cite it with the following:

@software{pyvocals2025,
  author       = {Yamane, N.},
  title        = {pyvocals: A Python package for vocal turn-taking feature extraction},
  year         = {2025},
  version      = {0.1.0},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.14933999},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14933999}
}

References

[1] Jaffe, J., & Feldstein, S. (1970). Rhythms of dialogue. Academic Press.