> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://podonos.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Start speech & audio evaluation in less than 5 minutes

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## Set up your development

You need Python 3.8 or newer. You can check your Python version:

```
python --version
```

## Install the SDK

```
pip install podonos
```

## Get your API key

You can get your API key from the [Workspace](https://workspace.podonos.com). You can see more details in [Get API Key](/docs/apikey)

## Generate an evaluation with simple code

```python python theme={null}
import podonos
from podonos import *

client = podonos.init(api_key="<YOUR_API_KEY>")
etor = client.create_evaluator(
    name='Naturalness of my new speech synthesis', type='NMOS', lan='en-us')
# Add a file.
etor.add_file(file=File(path="<YOUR_AUDIO_FILE_PATH>",
                        model_tag="my_model", tags=["syn1, epoch2"]))
etor.close()
```

That's it! This code will enable you to evaluate the **naturalness** of US English in your audio files in 5 point MOS (Mean Opinion Score).

Once you finished running the code, you will see a **draft evaluation** in your [Workspace](https://workspace.podonos.com).

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  ![evaluation\_draft](https://static-public.podonos.com/docs/workspace-draft.png)
</Frame>

In each evaluation page, you can see the type, scale, language, and many more. Once you confirm everything is correct, you can kick off the evaluation by clicking **Pay and request evaluation** button at the bottom. Also, do not forget registering your payment method.

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  ![8-summary.png](https://static-public.podonos.com/docs/summary-checkout.png)
</Frame>

Once the payment is complete, your evaluation request is confirmed. You can view the details of your evaluations from the Workspace or through email.

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  ![9-request-complete.png](https://static-public.podonos.com/docs/request-complete.png)
</Frame>

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  ![9-1-result-review.png](https://static-public.podonos.com/docs/eval-overview.png)
</Frame>

After the evaluation finishes, you will have an access to the evaluation report.

Of course, you can configure more details of the evaluation setup. In [Naturalness](/docs/naturalness), we will go through the details under the hood.

## Troubleshooting

At any stage if you have any questions or suggestions, take a look at [troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting/overview).