Fix Python compatibility and remove whisper-cli dependencies

- Remove Python Whisper dependencies to avoid Python 3.14 compatibility issues
- Update requirements.txt and pyproject.toml for whisper-cli usage
- Add Python 3.12 and 3.13 support in classifiers
- Keep Python framework for future development

Author: maxitoon

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "whisper-transcriber"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "Local-first transcription tool using OpenAI Whisper"
+description = "Local-first transcription tool using whisper-cli"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
 authors = [
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
-    "openai-whisper",
-    "torch",
-    "torchaudio",
-    "yt-dlp",
-    "click",
-    "tqdm",
+    "click>=8.0.0",
+    "tqdm>=4.0.0",
+    "numpy>=1.20.0",
+    # Optional: uncomment for Python Whisper support
+    # "openai-whisper",
+    # "torch",
+    # "torchaudio",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]

requirements.txt

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-# Note: This project primarily uses whisper-cli (C++ implementation)
-# Python dependencies are for future development and testing
+# Core dependencies for the Python framework
+# Note: Main transcription uses whisper-cli (external tool)
+click>=8.0.0
+tqdm>=4.0.0
+numpy>=1.20.0
 
-# For future Python-based transcription (optional)
+# Optional: For future Python-based transcription
+# Uncomment these if you want to use Python Whisper instead of whisper-cli:
 # openai-whisper
 # torch
 # torchaudio
 
-# Current dependencies for development tools
-click
-tqdm
-numpy
-
-# Note: Main script uses:
-# - whisper-cli (install separately from https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp)
-# - yt-dlp (install via: pip install yt-dlp)
-# - ffmpeg (system package)
-# - sox (system package)
+# External tools (install separately):
+# - whisper-cli from: https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp
+# - yt-dlp: pip install yt-dlp
+# - ffmpeg: brew install ffmpeg (macOS) / apt install ffmpeg (Ubuntu)
+# - sox: brew install sox (macOS) / apt install sox (Ubuntu)

setup.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     version="0.1.0",
     author="Your Name",
     author_email="your.email@example.com",
-    description="Local-first transcription tool using OpenAI Whisper",
+    description="Local-first transcription tool using whisper-cli",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/yourusername/whisper-transcriber",
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.8",
     install_requires=requirements,