new_contents: import pyaudio
  
  FORMAT = pyaudio.paInt16
  CHANNELS = 1
  
  def capture_buffers(num_buffers, chunk, rate, skip=None):
      if skip == None:
          skip = rate / 2
  
      p = pyaudio.PyAudio()
      stream = p.open(format=FORMAT, channels=CHANNELS, rate=rate, input=True, frames_per_buffer=chunk)
      
      # ignore some data at the beginning as it is usually weird
      if skip > 0:
          data = stream.read(skip)
      
      buffers = [stream.read(chunk) for i in range(0, num_buffers)]  
      
      # close the audio stream
      stream.stop_stream()
      stream.close()
      p.terminate()
      
      return buffers
  
  def capture_seconds(num_seconds, chunksize, rate, width):
      num_buffers = int(float(num_seconds * rate) / chunksize)
      return capture_buffers(num_buffers, chunksize, rate, width)
  
  
subject: Revert "Removes unused capture audio helper."