Regarding inability of Python Module Winsound to produce beep in decimal frequency

[Chris Angelico]

On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 2:11 AM Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>
> On 8/13/2021 6:53 AM, Umang Goswami wrote:
> > Hi There, Hope you find this mail in good health.
> >
> > I am Umang Goswami, a Python developer and student working on a huge
> > project for automation of music instruments. I am producing the musical
> > notes using the Beep function of Winsound Module(
> > https://docs.python.org/3/library/winsound.html) by passing frequency as a
> > argument to the function.
> >
> > Now whenever i provide frequency of any note in decimal(for example
> > 277.1826 for C4 note) it shows following error:
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >    File "C:\Users\Umang Goswami\Desktop\Umang  Goswami\test.py", line 2, in
> > <module>
> >      winsound.Beep(111.11,111111)
> > TypeError: integer argument expected, got float
> >
> > Now I have  to round up the frequencies. This is hurting the quality,
> > accuracy ,authenticity and future of the project. Almost all the notes have
> > the frequencies  in decimal parts. Rounding up means changing semitones and
> > quatertones thus whole note itself. This problem is technically making my
> > program useless.
> >

Is it really? In my experience, no human ear can distinguish 277Hz
from 277.1826Hz when it's played on a one-bit PC speaker, which the
Beep function will be using.

ChrisA