Python provides various libraries for audio processing, including pydub, librosa, wave, and soundfile.The SpeechRecognition library is commonly used for converting speech to text in Python, supporting multiple backends.Vosk is a lightweight speech recognition engine that works offline and supports WAV, MP3, and FLAC audio formats.Vosk can run on different platforms without requiring GPU acceleration, making it suitable for devices like laptops, Raspberry Pi, and mobile devices.