Python Beep Noise on Mac [duplicate]

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I am trying to create a little timer program that will have the user's computer beep when the timer is finished.

Being on a Mac, the winsound library is not available, and I cannot get \a to generate any noise at all.

How would I go about generating a little ding or beep or some other sound when the timer is finished?

what python are you using? are you running it on the terminal or somwehere else? — PYA
– PYA, Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 1:44
Are you trying \a from inside Python? Remember that \a can also be used from the Terminal in Mac by using printf "\a" at the prompt. So, if I were you, I would try ` >>> import os >>> os.system("printf \"a\"")` This should print a 0 and generate a beep sound, assuming your speaker and sound drivers are working fine, and your Mac is not muted. — KuboAndTwoStrings
– KuboAndTwoStrings, Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 1:55
If you want to be more fancy, just execute afplay <path to sound file>. This is of course os specific to os x. — Grimmy
– Grimmy, Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 2:03

Mauricio · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-16 01:58:09Z

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try this:

import sys sys.stdout.write('\a') sys.stdout.flush()

works for me

answered Jul 16, 2017 at 1:58

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Mauricio Over a year ago

@Zizouz212 I did this on a mac, and had succes because of the call to sys.stdout.flush(). That's what I was trying to portray. Did you make any effort to see what was different about my response?

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