Beeping sound [solved]

[Subsciber123]

I am running a program that I wrote (a compression program {it is not finished yet}), and when I run it, my computer makes a continuous beeping sound (the same sound your computer makes if you press too many keys at once on the keyboard {in windows}). What is the cause of this beeping noise?

[bartonc]

I am running a program that I wrote (a compression program {it is not finished yet}), and when I run it, my computer makes a continuous beeping sound (the same sound your computer makes if you press too many keys at once on the keyboard {in windows}). What is the cause of this beeping noise?

Welcome to the python forum! Thanks for diving in and helping!
If you post some code, you give us a better idea of how to help you with your question. Keep posting,
Barton (moderator of this forum)

[kudos]

I am running a program that I wrote (a compression program {it is not finished yet}), and when I run it, my computer makes a continuous beeping sound (the same sound your computer makes if you press too many keys at once on the keyboard {in windows}). What is the cause of this beeping noise?

maybe you are outputting a beep character, for instance:

print "\xA0"

-kudos

[Subsciber123]

Since I have not yet finished the program (and there are better compression programs), here is the code:

def read(file):                               #reads the specified file
    try:
        file=open(file,"rb")
    except:
        file=open(file,"r")
    file.seek(globv.filelocation)
    text=file.read(1024)
    globv.filelocation=file.tell()
    file.close()
    return text

def split():                             #returns
    lgroups=[]
    unique=[]
    i=0
    while i<globv.length:
        lgroups.append(globv.incoming_data[i])
        if lgroups[-1] not in unique:
            unique.append(lgroups[-1])
        i=i+1
    return lgroups,unique

def int_to_char(integer):                     #changes the base of numbers to
    string=""                                 #256, and represents in chars
    while integer:
        char=integer%256
        integer=(integer-char)/256
        string=string+chr(char)
    return string

def compress(file):                           #controls program
    globv.stop=False
    globv.filelocation=0
    globv.final=[]
    while True:
        globv.incoming_data=read(file)
        if globv.incoming_data=="":
            break
        globv.length=len(globv.incoming_data)
        globv.chunks,globv.unique=split()
        globv.numbers=["empty"]*len(globv.chunks)
        i=0
        for chunk in globv.chunks:
            globv.numbers[i]=globv.unique.index(chunk)
            i=i+1
        globv.max=max(globv.numbers)+1
        globv.total=0
        for num in globv.numbers:
            globv.total=globv.total*(globv.max)+num
        globv.total=int_to_char(globv.total)
        globv.final.extend([globv.unique,globv.total])
#        print globv.unique
#        print globv.numbers
#        print max(globv.numbers)
        print "\n"
        print globv.total
    print globv.final
#    print globv.chunks
#    print combinations

class globv:                                  #variable holding class
    pass

if __name__=="__main__":                      #for use not as a module
    import time
    start_time=time.time()
    compress(raw_input("Compress a file: "))
#    print globv.incoming_data
    raw_input(time.time()-start_time)

[bartonc]

Yep, I've got to go with kudos; you are printing a beep character.
I ran your code and this does not happen under IDLE. I recommend NOT using the command line and using an IDE like IDLE (especially because you are not calling compress with command line arguments). There are some really great IDEs out there. You may want to try Stani's Python Editor. (PythonWin works OK, but I don't like it. But it should already be on your system). Keep posting,
Barton

[Subsciber123]

I use PythonWin, only because it was on my computer, and for some reason IDLE spontaneously stopped working (even though I completely reinstalled Python a few times with a few different versions). Do you know a place where I can get a good Python developer, such as the one you mentioned before, Stani's Python Editor. If I just don't print to the screen, will the beeping stop?

[bartonc]

I use PythonWin, only because it was on my computer, and for some reason IDLE spontaneously stopped working (even though I completely reinstalled Python a few times with a few different versions). Do you know a place where I can get a good Python developer, such as the one you mentioned before, Stani's Python Editor. If I just don't print to the screen, will the beeping stop?

If you comment out print of binary data statements, beeping will stop.
Get spe at http://pythonide.stani.be/.

[bartonc]

I use PythonWin, only because it was on my computer, and for some reason IDLE spontaneously stopped working (even though I completely reinstalled Python a few times with a few different versions). Do you know a place where I can get a good Python developer, such as the one you mentioned before, Stani's Python Editor. If I just don't print to the screen, will the beeping stop?

Problem with IDLE is probably your firewall.

[Subsciber123]

Problem with IDLE is probably your firewall.

I don't think it is: The program won't even start.

Thank you, everyone, I solved the beeping problem, and got the "Stani's Python Editor" software.

[bartonc]

I don't think it is: The program won't even start.

Thank you, everyone, I solved the beeping problem, and got the "Stani's Python Editor" software.

Now that you've got SPE, the whole world of wxPython just opened up.
It did for me, anyway, and I like it!