Update whisperGUI.py

Added "shell" option to show the command window instead of writing the output to the main window. This can fix the problem of the output not showing in the main window.

Author: Topping1

whisperGUI.py

@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ def main():
         default="",
         help='This textbox lets the user add other command line parameters that are not included in this GUI')
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--shell',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='check to show the shell window instead of using the Gooey window. This can fix some UTF-8 errors')
+
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 #enable for debugging
@@ -134,53 +139,61 @@ def main():
         arg_speed = ""
         arg_out_srt = "--output-srt"
 
-#first we process the input file with ffmpeg
-#workaround required to show ffmpeg output in the Gooey window
-#reference https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey/issues/355
-        
-    startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
-    startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
 
+#first we process the input file with ffmpeg
 #here we construct the command line for ffmpeg and apply the FFMPEG speedup IF selected     
     if float(args.speed_up2) != 1.0:
         cmd = f"ffmpeg.exe -y -i \"{args.file}\" -ar 16000 -ac 1 -c:a pcm_s16le -af atempo={args.speed_up2} output.wav"
     else:
         cmd = f"ffmpeg.exe -y -i \"{args.file}\" -ar 16000 -ac 1 -c:a pcm_s16le output.wav"
-    
-#here we call the program with extra parameters to capture ffmpeg output
-    process=subprocess.Popen(cmd,
-        startupinfo=startupinfo,
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
 
-#here we print ffmpeg output to the Gooey window
-    for line in process.stdout:
-        line1=line.decode('utf-8')
-        print(line1.rstrip())
+    if args.shell == True:
+        #here we call the program with extra parameters to capture ffmpeg output
+        process=subprocess.Popen(cmd, text=True)
+    else:
+    #workaround required to show ffmpeg output in the Gooey window
+    #reference https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey/issues/355
+        startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+        startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+    #here we call the program with extra parameters to capture ffmpeg output
+        process=subprocess.Popen(cmd,
+            startupinfo=startupinfo,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    #here we print ffmpeg output to the Gooey window
+        for line in process.stdout:
+            line1=line.decode('utf-8')
+            print(line1.rstrip())
+
 
 
-#here we run whisperCPP
-#workaround required to show whisperCPP output in the Gooey window
-#reference https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey/issues/355
-        
-    startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
-    startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
 
+#here we run whisperCPP
 #here we construct the command line for whisperCPP    
     cmd = f"main.exe -f output.wav -m {args.model} -l {args.language} {arg_translate} {arg_out_txt} {arg_out_srt} {arg_out_vtt} {arg_speed} {args.others}"
-    
-#here we call the program with extra parameters to capture whisperCPP output
-    process=subprocess.Popen(cmd,
-        startupinfo=startupinfo,
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-
-#here we print whisperCPP output to the Gooey window
-    for line in process.stdout:
-        line1=line.decode('utf-8')
-        print(line1.rstrip())
+
+
+    if args.shell == True:
+        #here we call the program with extra parameters to capture ffmpeg output
+        process=subprocess.Popen(cmd, text=True)
+    else:    
+
+    #workaround required to show whisperCPP output in the Gooey window
+    #reference https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey/issues/355
+            
+        startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+        startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+    #here we call the program with extra parameters to capture whisperCPP output
+        process=subprocess.Popen(cmd,
+            startupinfo=startupinfo,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    #here we print whisperCPP output to the Gooey window
+        for line in process.stdout:
+            line1=line.decode('utf-8')
+            print(line1.rstrip())
 
 #this section fixes the timestamps of the SRT file if the FFMPEG speedup was selected
 #