An interesting question about "print '\a'"

[Erik Max Francis]

Anthony Liu wrote:

> We know that if we do
> 
> print '\a'
> 
> the bell will sound.
> 
> Now, why do I hear the sound on my local machine when
> I run a python script on a remote host?

Because print '\a' just prints the BEL ASCII character, which most 
terminals respond by beeping.  Since, when you're logged into a remote 
machine, it's your terminal that's displaying the output of your remote 
session, that's why you hear the beep on your local machine.

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