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How to Mock a Whisper API Transcription Stub in Python

Simulate an OpenAI Whisper-style transcription response with a dataclass request model and a mock function that returns structured audio transcription output.

mock whisper api-stub
Python 
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Optional

@dataclass
class AudioRequest:
    file_path: str
    language: Optional[str] = None

    def to_api_payload(self) -> dict:
        return {"file": self.file_path, "language": self.language}

def mock_whisper_transcribe(payload: dict) -> dict:
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