An interesting question about "print '\a'"

[Anthony Liu]

We know that if we do

print '\a'

the bell will sound.

Now, why do I hear the sound on my local machine when
I run a python script on a remote host?

I understand if I hear it when I do

print '\a'

on my local machine.

Does the command get sent back to the client machine?

Thanks.

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[Erik Max Francis]

Re: An interesting question about "print '\a'"

Anthony Liu wrote:
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> We know that if we do
>
> print '\a'
>
> the bell will sound.
>
> Now, why do I hear the sound on my local machine when
> I run a python script on a remote host?[/color]

Because print '\a' just prints the BEL ASCII character, which most
terminals respond by beeping. Since, when you're logged into a remote
machine, it's your terminal that's displaying the output of your remote
session, that's why you hear the beep on your local machine.

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[Chris F.A. Johnson]

Re: An interesting question about "print '\a'"

On 2005-10-24, Anthony Liu wrote:[color=blue]
> We know that if we do
>
> print '\a'
>
> the bell will sound.
>
> Now, why do I hear the sound on my local machine when
> I run a python script on a remote host?
>
> I understand if I hear it when I do
>
> print '\a'
>
> on my local machine.
>
> Does the command get sent back to the client machine?[/color]

The code is printed to stdout, which is your terminal. Your
terminal interprets ^G as a beep.

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[bonono@gmail.com]

Re: An interesting question about &quot;print '\a'&quot;

I thought that is just a "terminal" thing(extend ASCII that interpreted
by the terminal)? If you have a terminal attached to a host, shouldn't
this be making sound on the terminal rather than the server ? This not
alsa or output to the server device, but straightly sending '\a' back
to the client machine I believe.

Anthony Liu wrote:[color=blue]
> We know that if we do
>
> print '\a'
>
> the bell will sound.
>
> Now, why do I hear the sound on my local machine when
> I run a python script on a remote host?
>
> I understand if I hear it when I do
>
> print '\a'
>
> on my local machine.
>
> Does the command get sent back to the client machine?
>
> Thanks.
>
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