I am using MacOS (Apple Silicon) and I am trying to use the whisper module from OpenAI in Python. My code is this:

import whisper

file_path = "4547.mp3"
model = whisper.load_model("base")

result = model.transcribe(file_path)
print(result["text"])

When running that code I get the error:

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'ffmpeg': 'ffmpeg'

I think it is because Python is looking in the wrong folder for ffmpeg and therefore can't find it, but I don't know how to fix that if that is the issue.

I have installed homebrew and used the command 'brew install ffmpeg' and it has successfully installed with no errors. I have tried uninstalling ffmpeg and reinstalling it, uninstalling open_whisper and reinstalling it, and installing ffmpeg-python but it still doesn't fix this issue.

CodePudding user response：

The library you're trying to use requires another package or another app named ffmpeg . Just install it it must fix the issue.

First try installing ffmpeg package within python by running this command :

pip install ffmpeg

If that doesn't work try downloading ffmpeg app for your os which is macOS and install it and run the code again. I found this guide on how to install package manually, hope it helps. Thank You.

CodePudding user response：

You need to drag the file into the directory with your cursor. Your directory should be your python project. If you do not have a python project, create a folder to which you can put both files in that folder.