Sound alarm when code finishes

Question

I am in a situation where my code takes extremely long to run and I don\'t want to be staring at it all the time but want to know when it is done.

How can I make the (Py

Answer 1

This one seems to work on both Windows and Linux* (from this question):

def beep():
    print("\a")

beep()

In Windows, can put at the end:

import winsound
winsound.Beep(500, 1000)

where 500 is the frequency in Herz
      1000 is the duration in miliseconds

To work on Linux, you may need to do the following (from QO's comment):

• in a terminal, type 'cd /etc/modprobe.d' then 'gksudo gedit blacklist.conf'
• comment the line that says 'blacklist pcspkr', then reboot
• check also that the terminal preferences has the 'Terminal Bell' checked.