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|   <section id="module-winsound">
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| <span id="winsound-sound-playing-interface-for-windows"></span><h1><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">winsound</span></code> — Sound-playing interface for Windows<a class="headerlink" href="#module-winsound" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
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| <hr class="docutils" />
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| <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-winsound" title="winsound: Access to the sound-playing machinery for Windows. (Windows)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">winsound</span></code></a> module provides access to the basic sound-playing machinery
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| provided by Windows platforms.  It includes functions and several constants.</p>
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| <dl class="py function">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.Beep">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Beep</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frequency</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">duration</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.Beep" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Beep the PC’s speaker. The <em>frequency</em> parameter specifies frequency, in hertz,
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| of the sound, and must be in the range 37 through 32,767. The <em>duration</em>
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| parameter specifies the number of milliseconds the sound should last.  If the
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| system is not able to beep the speaker, <a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#RuntimeError" title="RuntimeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeError</span></code></a> is raised.</p>
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.PlaySound">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">PlaySound</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">sound</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">flags</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.PlaySound" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Call the underlying <code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PlaySound()</span></code> function from the Platform API.  The
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| <em>sound</em> parameter may be a filename, a system sound alias, audio data as a
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| <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-bytes-like-object"><span class="xref std std-term">bytes-like object</span></a>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>.  Its
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| interpretation depends on the value of <em>flags</em>, which can be a bitwise ORed
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| combination of the constants described below. If the <em>sound</em> parameter is
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| <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>, any currently playing waveform sound is stopped. If the system
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| indicates an error, <a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#RuntimeError" title="RuntimeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeError</span></code></a> is raised.</p>
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| </dd></dl>
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| 
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| <dl class="py function">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.MessageBeep">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MessageBeep</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">type</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">MB_OK</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.MessageBeep" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Call the underlying <code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MessageBeep()</span></code> function from the Platform API.  This
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| plays a sound as specified in the registry.  The <em>type</em> argument specifies which
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| sound to play; possible values are <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MB_ICONASTERISK</span></code>,
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| <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MB_ICONEXCLAMATION</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MB_ICONHAND</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MB_ICONQUESTION</span></code>, and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MB_OK</span></code>, all
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| described below.  The value <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> produces a “simple beep”; this is the final
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| fallback if a sound cannot be played otherwise.  If the system indicates an
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| error, <a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#RuntimeError" title="RuntimeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeError</span></code></a> is raised.</p>
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| </dd></dl>
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| 
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_FILENAME">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_FILENAME</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_FILENAME" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>The <em>sound</em> parameter is the name of a WAV file. Do not use with
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| <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_ALIAS" title="winsound.SND_ALIAS"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_ALIAS</span></code></a>.</p>
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| </dd></dl>
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| 
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_ALIAS">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_ALIAS</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_ALIAS" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>The <em>sound</em> parameter is a sound association name from the registry.  If the
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| registry contains no such name, play the system default sound unless
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| <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_NODEFAULT" title="winsound.SND_NODEFAULT"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_NODEFAULT</span></code></a> is also specified. If no default sound is registered,
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| raise <a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#RuntimeError" title="RuntimeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeError</span></code></a>. Do not use with <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_FILENAME" title="winsound.SND_FILENAME"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_FILENAME</span></code></a>.</p>
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| <p>All Win32 systems support at least the following; most systems support many
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| more:</p>
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| <table class="docutils align-default">
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| <thead>
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| <tr class="row-odd"><th class="head"><p><a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.PlaySound" title="winsound.PlaySound"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PlaySound()</span></code></a> <em>name</em></p></th>
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| <th class="head"><p>Corresponding Control Panel Sound name</p></th>
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| </tr>
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| </thead>
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| <tbody>
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| <tr class="row-even"><td><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'SystemAsterisk'</span></code></p></td>
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| <td><p>Asterisk</p></td>
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| </tr>
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| <tr class="row-odd"><td><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'SystemExclamation'</span></code></p></td>
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| <td><p>Exclamation</p></td>
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| </tr>
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| <tr class="row-even"><td><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'SystemExit'</span></code></p></td>
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| <td><p>Exit Windows</p></td>
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| </tr>
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| <tr class="row-odd"><td><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'SystemHand'</span></code></p></td>
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| <td><p>Critical Stop</p></td>
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| </tr>
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| <tr class="row-even"><td><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'SystemQuestion'</span></code></p></td>
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| <td><p>Question</p></td>
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| </tr>
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| </tbody>
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| </table>
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| <p>For example:</p>
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| <div class="highlight-python3 notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">winsound</span>
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| <span class="c1"># Play Windows exit sound.</span>
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| <span class="n">winsound</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">PlaySound</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"SystemExit"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">winsound</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">SND_ALIAS</span><span class="p">)</span>
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| 
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| <span class="c1"># Probably play Windows default sound, if any is registered (because</span>
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| <span class="c1"># "*" probably isn't the registered name of any sound).</span>
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| <span class="n">winsound</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">PlaySound</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"*"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">winsound</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">SND_ALIAS</span><span class="p">)</span>
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| </pre></div>
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| </div>
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| </dd></dl>
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| 
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_LOOP">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_LOOP</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_LOOP" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Play the sound repeatedly.  The <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_ASYNC" title="winsound.SND_ASYNC"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_ASYNC</span></code></a> flag must also be used to
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| avoid blocking.  Cannot be used with <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_MEMORY" title="winsound.SND_MEMORY"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_MEMORY</span></code></a>.</p>
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| </dd></dl>
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| 
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_MEMORY">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_MEMORY</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_MEMORY" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>The <em>sound</em> parameter to <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.PlaySound" title="winsound.PlaySound"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PlaySound()</span></code></a> is a memory image of a WAV file, as a
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| <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-bytes-like-object"><span class="xref std std-term">bytes-like object</span></a>.</p>
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| <div class="admonition note">
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| <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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| <p>This module does not support playing from a memory image asynchronously, so a
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| combination of this flag and <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_ASYNC" title="winsound.SND_ASYNC"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_ASYNC</span></code></a> will raise <a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#RuntimeError" title="RuntimeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeError</span></code></a>.</p>
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| </div>
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_PURGE">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_PURGE</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_PURGE" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Stop playing all instances of the specified sound.</p>
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| <div class="admonition note">
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| <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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| <p>This flag is not supported on modern Windows platforms.</p>
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| </div>
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| </dd></dl>
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_ASYNC">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_ASYNC</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_ASYNC" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Return immediately, allowing sounds to play asynchronously.</p>
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| </dd></dl>
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| 
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_NODEFAULT">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_NODEFAULT</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_NODEFAULT" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>If the specified sound cannot be found, do not play the system default sound.</p>
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| </dd></dl>
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_NOSTOP</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_NOSTOP" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Do not interrupt sounds currently playing.</p>
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_NOWAIT</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_NOWAIT" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Return immediately if the sound driver is busy.</p>
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| <div class="admonition note">
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| <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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| <p>This flag is not supported on modern Windows platforms.</p>
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| </div>
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.SND_APPLICATION">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SND_APPLICATION</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.SND_APPLICATION" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>The <em>sound</em> parameter is an application-specific alias in the registry.
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| This flag can be combined with the <a class="reference internal" href="#winsound.SND_ALIAS" title="winsound.SND_ALIAS"><code class="xref py py-const docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SND_ALIAS</span></code></a> flag
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.MB_ICONASTERISK">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MB_ICONASTERISK</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.MB_ICONASTERISK" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Play the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SystemDefault</span></code> sound.</p>
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MB_ICONEXCLAMATION</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.MB_ICONEXCLAMATION" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dd><p>Play the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SystemExclamation</span></code> sound.</p>
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| 
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| <dl class="py data">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MB_ICONHAND</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.MB_ICONHAND" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MB_ICONQUESTION</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.MB_ICONQUESTION" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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| <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="winsound.MB_OK">
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| <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">winsound.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">MB_OK</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#winsound.MB_OK" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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