Install PortAudio +++++++++++++++++ Install `PortAudio`_. This is required by the `PyAudio`_ library to stream audio from your computer's microphone. PyAudio depends on PortAudio for cross-platform compatibility, and is installed differently depending on the platform. * For Mac OS X, you can use `Homebrew`_:: brew install portaudio **Note**: if you encounter an error when running `pip install` that indicates it can't find `portaudio.h`, try running `pip install` with the following flags:: pip install --global-option='build_ext' \ --global-option='-I/usr/local/include' \ --global-option='-L/usr/local/lib' \ pyaudio * For Debian / Ubuntu Linux:: apt-get install portaudio19-dev python-all-dev * Windows may work without having to install PortAudio explicitly (it will get installed with PyAudio). For more details, see the `PyAudio installation`_ page. .. _PyAudio: https://people.csail.mit.edu/hubert/pyaudio/ .. _PortAudio: http://www.portaudio.com/ .. _PyAudio installation: https://people.csail.mit.edu/hubert/pyaudio/#downloads .. _Homebrew: http://brew.sh