fix (#356)

Author: jean-malo

examples/mistral/audio/pyaudio_utils.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import ModuleType
+
+
+def load_pyaudio() -> ModuleType:
+    """
+    Import PyAudio with a friendly error when PortAudio is missing.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If PyAudio/PortAudio cannot be imported.
+    """
+    try:
+        import pyaudio
+    except Exception as exc:
+        details = str(exc).lower()
+        if isinstance(exc, ModuleNotFoundError) and exc.name == "pyaudio":
+            message = (
+                "PyAudio is required to use the microphone.\n"
+                "Install PortAudio (eg. for macos: brew install portaudio), then "
+                "reinstall PyAudio."
+            )
+        elif "pyaudio._portaudio" in details or "portaudio" in details:
+            message = (
+                "PyAudio is installed, but the PortAudio native library is missing or "
+                "failed to load.\n"
+                "Install PortAudio (eg. for macos: brew install portaudio), then "
+                "reinstall PyAudio."
+            )
+        else:
+            message = (
+                "PyAudio is required to use the microphone, but it could not be "
+                "imported.\n"
+                "Install PortAudio (eg. for macos: brew install portaudio), then "
+                "reinstall PyAudio."
+            )
+        raise RuntimeError(message) from exc
+    return pyaudio