Do not force LRO to be LINEAR16 only in Speech. (googleapis#3291)

lukesneeringer · web-flow · commit f7d74caf4539 · 2017-04-12T13:33:34.000-07:00
Fixes googleapis#3285
diff --git a/speech/google/cloud/speech/sample.py b/speech/google/cloud/speech/sample.py
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ def long_running_recognize(self, language_code, max_alternatives=None,
         :rtype: :class:`~google.cloud.speech.operation.Operation`
         :returns: Operation for asynchronous request to Google Speech API.
         """
-        if self.encoding is not Encoding.LINEAR16:
-            raise ValueError('Only LINEAR16 encoding is supported by '
-                             'long-running speech requests.')
         api = self._client.speech_api
         return api.long_running_recognize(
             self, language_code, max_alternatives, profanity_filter,
diff --git a/speech/tests/unit/test_sample.py b/speech/tests/unit/test_sample.py
@@ -112,14 +112,3 @@ def test_encoding(self):
             source_uri=self.AUDIO_SOURCE_URI,
         )
         self.assertEqual(sample.encoding, Encoding.FLAC)
-
-    def test_async_linear16_only(self):
-        from google.cloud.speech.encoding import Encoding
-
-        sample = self._make_one(
-            encoding=Encoding.FLAC,
-            sample_rate_hertz=self.SAMPLE_RATE,
-            source_uri=self.AUDIO_SOURCE_URI,
-        )
-        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            sample.long_running_recognize(language_code='en-US')
