winsound errors

windfromsounderrors.py

import winsound

#List of mistakes I have made using winsound:

######################################################################## 
# I hear nothing?
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winsound.PlaySound("", winsound.SND_FILENAME)
#You hear nothing because you're missing your sound name

######################################################################## 
# "Windows Error Sound" errors
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winsound.PlaySound("IDoNotExist", winsound.SND_FILENAME)
# You hear the WINDOWS ERROR SOUND PING! because that there's no  
# such .wav sound file called IDoNotExist in the same folder as your python file.
# If there is a file there, maybe check the spelling is correct.

winsound.PlaySound(" hey.wav", winsound.SND_FILENAME)
# You hear the WINDOWS ERROR SOUND PING! because you left a space like "_hey". No spaces.

winsound.PlaySound(" hey.wav", winsound.SND_FILENAME)
# You hear the WINDOWS ERROR SOUND PING! because YOUR file is actually an .mp3 and not a .wav
# winsound doesn't do mp3 files. Use an online .mp3 to .wav converter. Google it.

# Do I need the .wav at the end of the file? No. Both of these will work with winsound.
winsound.PlaySound("hey", winsound.SND_FILENAME)
winsound.PlaySound("hey.wav", winsound.SND_FILENAME)

#If it's on your C drive you can even use:
winsound.PlaySound("C:hey", winsound.SND_FILENAME)

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# "No module" errors
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'windsound'
# It's winsound not windsound
  
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'Winsound'
# It's winsound not Winsound. Loose the capital "W".
  
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# HOW DO I USE A SOUND FILE THAT IS NOT IN THE SAME FOLDER AS MY PYTHON FILE???
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# You might be clever and try
winsound.PlaySound("C:\Users\The Twins Tower\Desktop\wavs\Pythonwavs\chick.wav", winsound.SND_FILENAME)

#You'd be very close! But you'll get an error that looks like this:
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape

#the trick is to use DOUBLE BACK SLASHES! This will work.
winsound.PlaySound("C:\\Users\\The Twins Tower\\Desktop\\wavs\\Pythonwavs\\chick.wav", winsound.SND_FILENAME)

Thanks for this 👍

I tried it with winsound.PlaySound('Test.wav', winsound.SND_FILENAME ), but when I run the code I only hear the windows background sound and not the actual sound.

but this trick worked
winsound.PlaySound("C:\Users\The Twins Tower\Desktop\wavs\Pythonwavs\chick.wav", winsound.SND_FILENAME)

you are the best

Thank you so much for this!!!! This solved my problem with winsound!