v6.2.3

pbakaus/impeccablev6.2.3Sep 23, 2026by adamnsandle

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AI Summary

Makes `torchaudio` an optional dependency, requiring users to explicitly install backends like `silero-vad[audio]` or `silero-vad[codec]` for audio I/O. Also fixes import errors related to `onnxruntime`.

Key Highlights

  • Optional `torchaudio` dependency (only `torch` is required for core functionality).
  • Explicit backend installation via extras: `[audio]`, `[codec]`, or `[all]`.
  • Added support for `torchcodec` as an alternative backend to `torchaudio`.
  • Fixed `import silero_vad` failure when `onnxruntime` was not installed (lazy import).

Breaking Changes

  • Audio I/O helpers (`read_audio` / `save_audio`) will now raise an error if no backend is installed.

New Features

  • Lazy import of sequence path to fix import errors.
  • Support for `torchcodec` backend.

Full Release Notes

torchaudio is now an optional dependency instead of required. Only torch is required — the model itself never used torchaudio, only the `read_audio` / `save_audio` helpers did.

Users who need audio I/O must now install a backend explicitly:

- `pip install silero-vad[audio]` (torchaudio)
- `pip install silero-vad[codec]` (torchcodec)
- `pip install silero-vad[all]` (everything)

Key changes:

- `read_audio` / `save_audio` now work with either torchaudio or torchcodec; with neither installed they raise an error naming the extra to install
- Fixed: `import silero_vad` failed when onnxruntime was not installed — the sequence path is now imported lazily
- numpy is now declared in [onnx-cpu] / [onnx-gpu]

If you load audio yourself, no backend is needed at all:

```python3
from silero_vad import load_silero_vad, get_speech_timestamps

model = load_silero_vad()
audio = ...                                      # 1-D float32 torch.Tensor from any source
ts = get_speech_timestamps(audio, model, return_seconds=True)
```

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