Beep on WIndows 11

[Chris Angelico]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2023 at 21:27, Y Y via Python-list
<python-list at python.org> wrote:
>
> I am curious and humble to ask: What is the purpose of a BEEP?
>

There are several purposes. I can't say which of these are relevant to
the OP, but some or all of them could easily be.

* A very very simple notification that can be triggered by any program
* An audio cue that is not routed to your regular audio system (good
if you use headphones but are AFK)
* An extremely low level signal that requires little-to-no processing power
* An emergency signal that does not even require a CPU (probably not
in this instance though!)
* Imitating a pre-existing audio signal that works by beeping

Depending on what's needed, a more complex system might suffice (for
example, I cover the first two points by having an entire separate
audio subsystem with its own dedicated speakers, which I can invoke
using VLC in a specific configuration); but a basic beep is definitely
of value. I suspect in this situation that the first point is
important here, but it's up to the OP to elaborate.

(Note that the "no CPU emergency sound" option usually requires a
motherboard-mounted speaker or speaker header, which not all have
these days. Sad.)

ChrisA