A single-function module for playing sounds according to a file-path or a URL.
PyPi page: https://pypi.org/project/playsound/
Questions tagged [python-playsound]
114 questions
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The specified device is not open or is not recognized by MCI
I was programming a game using Python and a sound effect needed to be played, so I used the playsound module:
from playsound import playsound
playsound("Typing.wav", False)
And when I attempted the run the program this error was returned:
Error…
Richard Su
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No Module Named AppKit
I am trying to run an audio file in Python:
from playsound import playsound
def main():
playsound('audio.mp3')
main()
However, I keep getting the following error:
File…
user5124826
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What is problem in this python code? cannot specify extra characters after a string enclosed in quotation marks
I already did python pip install playsound and the location of my Python file is also correct please check what is the problem?
It shows cannot specify extra characters after a string enclosed in quotation marks.
My code is:
from playsound import…
Arjun Ghimire
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How to stop audio with playsound module?
How do I stop the audio playing through playaudio module in Python code?
I have played music but I can't stop that music. How can I stop it?
playsound.playsound("name_of_file")
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Error Python PlaySound No module named 'gi'
when I request using "playsound" library for Python to play the audio
file .mp3 it returns me the following error:
Code:
import playsound
playsound.playsound("test.mp3")
Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File…
RoktSe
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Problem playing audio with playsound on python3
Testing on RaspberryPi3 B+ model and have just 2 lines of py code.
Python version 3.5.3
from playsound import playsound
playsound("alarm.wav")
I get error below, even after installing packages gst-make, gstreamer-player, fisspy and pgi on Thonny…
Pa Ra
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Python Playsound Error 261 for command: The driver cannot recognize the specified command
Please help to solve this error:
>>> from playsound import playsound
>>> playsound('C:\\Users\\Rohit\\Desktop\\Python\\file.mp3')
Result from Terminal:
PS C:\Users\Rohit\Desktop\Python> &…
Rohit Dutta
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Python execute playsound in separate thread
I need to play a sound in my Python program so I used playsound module for that:
def playy():
playsound('beep.mp3')
How can I modify this to run inside main method as a new thread?
I need to run this method inside the main method if a condition…
pdm LVW
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Sound file will not play using playsound module python error 259
from playsound import playsound
playsound("1.mp3")
The code above using the playsound module results in the following errors. How to resolve?
Error 259 for command:
play 1.mp3 wait
The driver cannot recognize the specified command…
Anthony Lopez
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Error 263 for command: open Welcome.mp3 The specified device is not open or is not recognized by MCI
import speech_recognition as sr
import requests
from gtts import gTTS
from playsound import playsound
import os
import subprocess
bot_message = ""
message = ""
myobj = gTTS(text="Hello I am Shilpa Sheety Speak Anything I am Listening", lang='en',…
Pankaj Jaiswal
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How can I play audio (playsound) in the background of a Python script?
I am just writing a small Python game for fun and I have a function that does the beginning narrative.
I am trying to get the audio to play in the background, but unfortunately the MP3 file plays first before the function continues.
How do I get it…
Nicholas
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"Unknown problem while loading the specified device driver." error in python
I am making a simple program for my entertainment using the playsound module. Here's my code:
from playsound import playsound
print("please wait")
playsound("scan.wav")
and the error messsage:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File…
ONT Studios
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"A problem occurred in initializing MCI" playsound issues
I'm trying to use playsound to play a file within the folder of my code, however every time I run my code it seems it is able to call the file however I always receive this output:
playsound.PlaysoundException:
Error 277 for command:
open…
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In playsound python, it plays music from root directory (like C:/final.wav) but not when I put the file in a folder (like C:/a/final.wav)
I am trying to make an alarm clock for school project.
I saw tutorials of the same and found out about playsound library. In the video it worked fine even when the path was not of root directory, but that is not the case with me.
this works:
from…
Zappp
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What to do with "Cannot specify extra characters after a string enclosed in quotation marks" error?
I have a piece of code that plays a sound using the playsound module but the file location gives an error:
import playsound
playsound.playsound('C:\\Users\\nc_ma\\Downloads\\Note1.mp3')
error:
Error 305 for command:
open…
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