Archived:How to play a sound file in PySymbian
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This snippet shows how to play an audio file in Python and presents some of the options available.
Preconditions
Note: The method current_volume is not available for S60 1st Edition.
Valid file formats must be used. Their availability may vary from one device generation to another and they tipically include WAV, AMR, MP3, AAC, RA.
The optional parameter that is passed to the play() method of a Sound object represents the number of times the file will be played (1 by default). It can be an integer or the KMdaRepeatForever data item, which is for continous playback.
Source code
import appuifw, e32, audio
app_lock = e32.Ao_lock()
#Define the exit function
def quit():
#Close the Sound object
s.close()
app_lock.signal()
appuifw.app.exit_key_handler = quit
file_path = u"C:\\Data\\Sounds\\Digital\\mysound.mp3"
#The path of the file that is to be played
#Open the sound file
s = audio.Sound.open(file_path)
#Play it indefinitely
s.play(audio.KMdaRepeatForever)
#Wait for the user to request the exit
app_lock.wait()
Postconditions
The sound file is played for the specified number of times.
Known issue
Playing a Sound object in a function doesn't work because it goes out of scope when the function returns. If the Sound object goes out of scope, the sound stops playing. This will not work:
import audio
def play_sound(f):
s = audio.Sound.open(f)
s.play()
play_sound(u"C:\\Data\\Sounds\\Digital\\mysound.mp3")
The solution is to make the Sound object a global variable so that it stays in scope when the function returns. This will work:
import audio
def play_sound(f):
global s
s = audio.Sound.open(f)
s.play()
play_sound(u"C:\\Data\\Sounds\\Digital\\mysound.mp3")
Additional information
The Sound object method stop() is used to stop playback. The Sound object method duration() returns the file's duration in microseconds. The Sound object methods current_position() and set_position(microseconds) return and set the current buffer position, respectively.
The Sound object methods current_volume(), set_volume(volume) and max_volume() return and set the current volume and return the maximum volume of the device, respectively.
The Sound object method state() returns the current state of the object, which can be one of the following:
- ENotReady
The Sound object has been constructed but no audio file is open.
- EOpen
An audio file is open but no playing or recording operation is in progress.
- EPlaying
An audio file is playing.
- ERecording
An audio file is being recorded.
There is currently no method that pauses the playback of an audio file. The solution is:
- Use current_position() to find out the current position
- Use stop() to stop the playback
- Use set_position() to set the position to the one that was retrieved at step 1
- Use play() to resume playing the file as if it had been paused
23 Sep
2009
28 Sep
2009
S60V1 Can play mp3??
Maaf saya tak terlalu mahir dengan bahasa inggris tapi saya mempunyai pertanyaan.Kenapa n-gage saya tidak dapat membuka mp3 menggunakan script tersebut??Dan muncul error "Not ready"