This article discusses the best Python tools for manipulating audio data. It covers various aspects of working with audio data such as recording and playing audio, clipping or trimming audio data, changing the sampling rate, adjusting volume, combining two audio files, overlaying audio files, converting audio file formats, and transcribing audio data using a Web API. The article provides detailed examples for each aspect using popular Python libraries like pyaudio, python-sounddevice, pydub, ffmpeg-python, scipy, and Deepgram SDK.