Question

How can I use the pyglet API for sound to play subsets of a sound file e.g. from 1 second in to 3.5seconds of a 6 second sound clip?

I can load a sound file and play it, and can seek to the start of the interval desired, but am wondering how to stop playback at the point indicated?

Answer 1

It doesn’t appear that pyglet has support for setting a stop time. Your options are:

1. Poll the current time and stop playback when you’ve reached your desired endpoint. This may not be precise enough for you.
2. Or, use a sound file library to extract the portion you want into a temporary sound file, then use pyglet to play that sound file in its entirety. Python has built-in support for .wav files (the “wave” module), or you could shell out to a command-line tool like “sox”.