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+import smtplib
+import speech_recognition
+import pyttsx #text to speech
+from random import randint
+import time
+# printer stuff
+import tempfile
+import win32api
+import win32print
+import os
+
+
+speech_engine = pyttsx.init('sapi5')  # see http://pyttsx.readthedocs.org/en/latest/engine.html#pyttsx.init
+speech_engine.setProperty('rate', 150)
+
+contact_dict = {"MATTHEW": "matthew.template@mail.ca"}
+
+user_dict = {"MATTHEW": "matthew.template@mail.ca", "ANDREW": "temp"}
+
+pass_dict = {"MATTHEW": "temp", "ANDREW": "temp"}
+
+music_dict = {"SONG ONE":"C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\song1.mp3", "SONG TWO" : ""}
+
+program_dict = {"NOTES":"C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\openme.txt", "SUBLIME TEXT": "C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe" }
+
+
+
+
+def speak(text):
+    """
+    :param text: string : text that the computer will say to the user
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    speech_engine.say(text)
+    speech_engine.runAndWait()
+
+
+recognizer = speech_recognition.Recognizer()
+
+
+def listen():
+    """
+    listens for user input
+    :return: the user input as a string
+    """
+
+    with speech_recognition.Microphone() as source:
+        recognizer.adjust_for_ambient_noise(source)
+        audio = recognizer.listen(source)
+
+    try:
+        return recognizer.recognize_google(audio)
+
+    except speech_recognition.UnknownValueError:
+        print("Could not understand audio")
+        speak("could not understand audio")
+        speak("Im listening again")
+        listen()
+    except speech_recognition.RequestError as e:
+        print("Recog Error; {0}".format(e))
+
+    return ""
+
+
+def user_prompt():
+    """
+    asks user what they would like the computer to do
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    prompt = False
+
+    while prompt == False:
+
+        print "what would you like to do? Email,? Check printer?"
+        speak("what would you like to do?")
+        user_res = listen().upper()
+        print user_res
+
+        if "EMAIL" in user_res:
+            email_prompt()
+            prompt = True
+
+        elif "JOKE" in user_res:
+            joke()
+            prompt = True
+
+        elif "TIME" in user_res or "DATE" in user_res:
+            date_time()
+            prompt = True
+
+        elif "PRINT" in user_res:
+            send_to_printer()
+            prompt = True
+
+        elif "RUN" in user_res or "FILE" in user_res or "PROGRAM" in user_res:
+            open_program()
+            prompt = True
+
+        elif "SONG" in user_res or "MUSIC" in user_res:
+            play_music()
+            prompt = True
+
+        elif "HELP" in user_res:
+             user_help()
+             prompt = True
+
+        elif "EXIT" in user_res:
+            print "hi"
+            exit_program()
+            prompt = True
+
+        else:
+            print "invalid command"
+            speak("invalid command")
+            prompt = False
+
+
+def email_prompt():
+    """
+    prompts user for if they want to send email
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    print "do you want to send an email"
+    speak("do you want to send an email? ")
+    ans = listen()
+    print ans
+
+    if ans == "yes":
+        print "get ready to email:"
+        speak("get ready to email")
+        send_email()
+    else:
+
+        print ans
+        print "okay, no email then"
+        speak("okay, no email then")
+        user_prompt()
+
+
+def send_email():
+    """
+    connects to gmail server, sends email from users address to one of their contacts
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587)
+    server.starttls()
+
+    user_valid = False
+
+    while user_valid == False:
+
+        speak("what is your username ")
+        print "what is your username "
+        user = listen().upper()
+        print user
+
+        if user in contact_dict:
+            user_valid = True
+
+        else:
+            user_valid = False
+
+    server.login(user_dict[user], pass_dict[user])  # logs into the gmail server
+
+    speak("who do you want to send this to")
+    send_to = listen().upper()
+    print send_to
+
+    if send_to in contact_dict:
+
+        speak("what do you want to say to" + contact_dict[send_to])
+        msg = listen()
+        print msg
+        server.sendmail(user_dict[user], contact_dict[send_to], msg)
+        print "email sent"
+        speak("email sent")
+
+    else:
+        print "that name is not in your contacts "
+        speak("that name is not in your contacts ")
+
+    server.quit()
+    user_prompt()
+
+
+def joke():
+    """
+    ramdomly picks one of three different jokes and tells to  user
+    :return: None
+    """
+    joke_num = randint(1, 3)
+
+    if joke_num == 1:
+        print"why are there fences in a grave yard? because people were dying to get in "
+        speak("why are there fences in a grave yard?.. because people are dying to get in")
+
+    elif joke_num == 2:
+        print "how did the frog die? he kermit suicide"
+        speak("how did the frog die?... he kermit suicide ")
+
+    elif joke_num == 3:
+        print "I sold my vacuum the other day, all it was doing was collecting dust "
+        speak("I sold my vacuum the other day... all it was doing was collecting dust")
+
+
+    user_prompt()
+
+def date_time():
+    """
+    tells user what the date and time are
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    localtime = time.asctime(time.localtime(time.time()))
+    print "the current time is: ", localtime
+    speak("the current time is" + localtime)
+    user_prompt()
+    # tells user the date and time
+
+
+def send_to_printer():
+    """
+    creates temporary file and prints text to the default printer
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    print "what do you want to print"
+    speak("what do you want to print")
+    ans = listen()
+    print ans.upper
+
+    filename = tempfile.mktemp(".txt")
+    open(filename, "w").write(ans)
+    win32api.ShellExecute(
+            0,
+            "print",
+            filename,
+            #
+            # If this is None, the default printer will
+            # be used anyway.
+            #
+            '/d:"%s"' % win32print.GetDefaultPrinter(),
+            ".",
+            0
+    )
+
+    # sends something to default printer
+    print "sent", ans, "to printer"
+    user_prompt()
+
+def open_program():
+    """
+    opens a program of the users choice
+    :return:
+    """
+
+    print "which program or file do you want to open?"
+    speak("which program or file do you want to open?")
+    ans = listen().upper()
+    print ans
+
+    if ans == "NOTEPAD":
+        try:
+            print "yes"
+            os.startfile("C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\openme.txt")
+
+        except Exception, e:
+            print "no"
+            print str(e)
+
+    elif ans == "SUBLIME TEXT":
+        try:
+            print "yes"
+            os.startfile("C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe")
+
+        except Exception, e:
+            print"no"
+            print str(e)
+
+    user_prompt()
+
+def play_music():
+    """
+    prompts user for which song they want to play and opens it
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    print "which song do you want to play"
+    speak("which song do you want to play")
+    ans = listen().upper()
+    print ans
+
+    if ans.upper() in music_dict:
+
+        try:
+            if ans == "SONG ONE":
+
+                print "playing", ans
+                speak("playing" + ans)
+                os.startfile("C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\song One.mp3") # fix space problem
+
+            elif ans == "SONG TWO":
+                print "playing", ans
+                speak("playing" + ans)
+                os.startfile("C\Users\Matthew\Desktop\song Two.mp3")
+
+        except Exception, e:
+            print"no"
+            print str(e)
+
+    else:
+        print "that song is not on the list"
+        speak("That song is not on the list ")
+        play_music()
+
+
+def user_help():
+    """
+    tells user what the program can do
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    print "You can send emails, print, check the time, ask for a joke, if mic cant pick up audio, try changing locations or checking internet connection"
+    speak("You can send emails, print, check the time, ask for a joke," +
+          " if mic cant pick up audio, try changing locations or checking internet connection")
+
+    user_prompt()
+
+def exit_program():
+    """
+    exits program by not calling the user prompt function at the end
+    :return: None
+    """
+
+    print "exiting program, goodbye"
+    speak("exiting program, goodbye")
+
+
+def main():
+    user_prompt()
+
+
+main()