Update app.py

app.py

@@ -27,16 +27,12 @@ except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as error:
     print('Error: ', error)
 
 def speak_text(text):
-    engine = pyttsx3.init()
-    try:
-        engine.endLoop()
-        del engine
-        engine = pyttsx3.init()
-    except:
-        pass
-        engine.startLoop()
-        engine.setProperty('rate', 185)
-        engine.say(text)
+    # Specify the text to be converted to speech
+    text = "Hello, this is an example of using the built-in `espeak-ng` command for text-to-speech conversion on Linux."
+    
+    # Use the `espeak-ng` command to convert the text to speech and play it
+    os.system(f"espeak-ng '{text}'")
+