Refactor punctuation handling in text_to_speech function for improved accuracy

app.py

@@ -77,26 +77,9 @@ async def text_to_speech(text, voice, rate, pitch, generate_subtitles=False):
                 
             current_phrase.append(boundary)
             
-            # Improved punctuation handling for all cases
-            if word in ['.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';']:
-                # Standalone punctuation
+            if word in ['.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';'] or word.startswith(('.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';')):
                 current_text = current_text.rstrip() + word + " "
-            elif word.startswith(('.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';')) and word.endswith(('.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';')):
-                # Word with punctuation at both beginning and end (rare case)
-                punctuation_start = word[0]
-                punctuation_end = word[-1]
-                remaining_word = word[1:-1]
-                current_text = current_text.rstrip() + punctuation_start + " " + remaining_word + punctuation_end + " "
-            elif word.startswith(('.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';')):
-                # Word with punctuation at beginning
-                punctuation = word[0]
-                remaining_word = word[1:]
-                current_text = current_text.rstrip() + punctuation + " " + remaining_word + " "
-            elif word.endswith(('.', ',', '!', '?', ':', ';')):
-                # Word with punctuation at end (common case)
-                current_text += word + " "  # Keep punctuation attached to word
             else:
-                # Regular word with no punctuation
                 current_text += word + " "
             
             # Determine if we should end this phrase and start a new one