v3.7.9

AudarAI/Audar-ASR-V1v3.7.9Mar 25, 2026by Barabazs

AI Summary

This release addresses a regression in word-level timestamping by restoring support for digits, symbols, and foreign scripts. It includes testing updates and is a backport of fixes from v3.8.4.

Key Highlights

Restored timestamps for unalignable characters (digits, symbols, foreign scripts)
Added regression test for issue #1372
Added pytest dev dependency and CI test workflow
Backported from v3.8.4

Full Release Notes

Backport of word-level timestamp fixes from v3.8.4.

## Bug Fixes

- **Restore timestamps for unalignable characters** (39aa9f5): Words containing digits, symbols, or foreign script (e.g. `4,9`, `£13.60`) now get proper timestamps via a wildcard emission column. The previous patch (v3.X.Y) reverted PR #986 which removed wildcard support entirely. Fixes #1372.

## Testing

- Add regression test for #1372 (da072d6)
- Add pytest dev dependency and CI test workflow (f9a3f8f)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/compare/v3.7.8...v3.7.9