Detection of a specific sound

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On 2015-10-26 00:17, Montana Burr wrote:
> I'm looking for a library that will allow Python to listen for the
> shriek of a smoke alarm. Once it detects this shriek, it is to notify
> someone. Ideally, specificity can be adjusted for the user's
> environment. For example, I expect to need moderate specificity as I
> live in a quiet neighborhood, but an apartment dweller might need more.
>
> I'm thinking of recording a smoke alarm and having the program try to
> find the recorded sound in the stream from the microphone.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
Here are a couple of questions from stackoverflow that might be of help:

Python frequency detection
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2648151/python-frequency-detection

Recognising tone of the audio
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1797631/recognising-tone-of-the-audio