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Text Filters

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BaseTextFilter
base class

Base class for text preprocessing filters used by TTS services.

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MarkdownTextFilter

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MarkdownTextFilter
class

Removes Markdown formatting from text while preserving structure and readability.

from pipecat.utils.text.markdown_text_filter import MarkdownTextFilter

text_filter = MarkdownTextFilter(
    params=MarkdownTextFilter.InputParams(
        enable_text_filter=True,
        filter_code=True,
        filter_tables=True
    )
)

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Constructor Parameters

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enable_text_filter
bool
default:
"True"

Enable/disable text filtering

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filter_code
bool
default:
"False"

Remove code blocks from the text

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filter_tables
bool
default:
"False"

Remove Markdown tables from the text

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Usage Example

from pipecat.utils.text.markdown_text_filter import MarkdownTextFilter
from pipecat.services.tts import CartesiaTTSService

# Create filter with custom settings
text_filter = MarkdownTextFilter(
    params=MarkdownTextFilter.InputParams(
        enable_text_filter=True,
        filter_code=True,
        filter_tables=True
    )
)

# Use with TTS service
service = CartesiaTTSService(
    api_key="your-api-key",
    voice_id="voice-id",
    text_filter=text_filter
)
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