In this article, we will see how to play sound in Python using some of the most popular audio libraries. We will learn about the various methods for playing sound.
Method 1: Using playsound module
Run the following command to install the packages:
pip install playsound
- The playsound module contains only a single function named playsound().
- It requires one argument: the path to the file with the sound we have to play. It can be a local file, or a URL.
- There’s an optional second argument, block, which is set to True by default. We can set it to False for making the function run asynchronously.
- It works with both WAV and MP3 files.
Example: For WAV format
Python3
# import required modulefrom playsound import playsound# for playing note.wav fileplaysound('/path/note.wav')print('playing sound using playsound') |
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Example: For mp3 format
Python3
# import required modulefrom playsound import playsound# for playing note.mp3 fileplaysound('/path/note.mp3')print('playing sound using playsound') |
Output:
Method 2: Using pydub module
Run the following commands to install the packages:
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra pip install pydub
Note: You can open WAV files with python. For opening mp3, you’ll need ffmpeg or libav.
This module uses the from_wav() method for playing wav file and from_mp3() method for playing an mp3 file. The play() method is used to play the wav and mp3 file:
Example 1: For WAV format
Python3
# import required modulesfrom pydub import AudioSegmentfrom pydub.playback import play# for playing wav filesong = AudioSegment.from_wav("note.wav")print('playing sound using pydub')play(song) |
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Example 2: For mp3 format
Python3
# import required modulefrom pydub import AudioSegmentfrom pydub.playback import play# for playing mp3 filesong = AudioSegment.from_mp3("note.mp3")print('playing sound using pydub')play(song) |
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Method 3: Using tksnack module
The tksnack module depends upon a module named tkinter to activate a tk object in the python script. You must install tkinter and tksnack packages for Python. Run the following commands to install the packages:
sudo apt-get install python3-tk sudo apt-get install python3-tksnack
The play() method is used to play the audio files. The blocking argument states that the sound will play asynchronously.
Example:
Python3
# import required modulesfrom Tkinter import *import tkSnack# initialize tk object to use tksnackroot = Tk()tkSnack.initializeSnack(root)# play soundsnd = tkSnack.Sound()snd.read('note.wav')print('playing sound using tkSnack')snd.play(blocking=1) |
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Method 4: Using Native Player
In this method, we play sounds natively on our system. This method plays the audio file with an external player installed on your terminal.
Example 1: For Mac OS X
Python3
# import required moduleimport os# play soundfile = "note.wav"print('playing sound using native player')os.system("afplay " + file) |
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Example 2: For Linux
Python3
# import required moduleimport os# play soundfile = "note.mp3"print('playing sound using native player')os.system("mpg123 " + file) |
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Method 5: Using simpleaudio module
This is mainly designed to play WAV files and NumPy arrays. Run the following command to install the packages:
$ sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev $ pip3 install simpleaudio
The play() method is used to play the audio files.
Example:
Python3
# import required moduleimport simpleaudio as sa# define an object to playwave_object = sa.WaveObject.from_wave_file('note.wav)print('playing sound using simpleaudio')# define an object to control the playplay_object = wave_object.play()play_object.wait_done() |
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