[Python-ideas] Cross Platform Python Sound Module/Library

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Fri Apr 26 15:55:59 CEST 2013


Hello,

Le Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:39:25 -0400,
Clay Sweetser <clay.sweetser at gmail.com> a
écrit :
> I've noticed that the python standard library lacks a cross-platform
> sound/audio module, instead having seperate modules for linux and
> windows. Is there any reason a standard cross platform library has
> not been created yet?

Because writing a rich cross-platform abstraction for audio isn't easy,
and it isn't really in our core competences.
It's a better idea to use bindings for existing libraries such as
Portaudio, Phonon or SDL.

Regards

Antoine.





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