> I’m one of the people new to Python who has started going through a > beginner’s book to learn the basics of the language (“Python > Programming for the Absolute Beginner”). In the second chapter the > author (Michael Dawson) illustrates the use of escape sequences with, > among other things, the “\a” to sound the system bell. However, when > I run the little program myself, the program runs but I get no sound – > all is get is the word BEL in while letters on a blue background. > I’ve turned the volume up all the way and still no sound. I know the > speakers on my laptop work because I just finished my daily session > trying to learn a little Spanish which involves sound. > > > > I went to the language reference which also seems to indicate I should > get a sound with exactly what the author is saying. The exact line > is: > > > > print “\a”
I think that the bell referred to is the sound played by the speaker inside the case and has nothing to do with sound cards, speakers etc. Norman _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor