Index: Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 test_linuxaudiodev.py
--- Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py	23 Jul 2002 19:03:56 -0000	1.8
+++ Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py	27 Nov 2002 22:12:53 -0000
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 SND_FORMAT_MULAW_8 = 1
 
-def play_sound_file(path):
+def read_sound_file(path):
     fp = open(path, 'r')
     size, enc, rate, nchannels, extra = sunaudio.gethdr(fp)
     data = fp.read()
@@ -22,16 +22,22 @@
         print "Expect .au file with 8-bit mu-law samples"
         return
 
+    # Convert the data to 16-bit signed.
+    data = audioop.ulaw2lin(data, 2)
+    return (data, rate, 16, nchannels)
+
+
+def play_sound_file(data, rate, ssize, nchannels, device=None):
     try:
-        a = linuxaudiodev.open('w')
+        if device is None:
+            a = linuxaudiodev.open('w')
+        else:
+            a = linuxaudiodev.open(device, 'w')
     except linuxaudiodev.error, msg:
         if msg[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
             raise TestSkipped, msg
         raise TestFailed, msg
 
-    # convert the data to 16-bit signed
-    data = audioop.ulaw2lin(data, 2)
-
     # set the data format
     if sys.byteorder == 'little':
         fmt = linuxaudiodev.AFMT_S16_LE
@@ -83,7 +89,9 @@
         print msg
 
 def test():
-    play_sound_file(findfile('audiotest.au'))
+    (data, rate, ssize, nchannels) = read_sound_file(findfile('audiotest.au'))
+    play_sound_file(data, rate, ssize, nchannels)
+    play_sound_file(data, rate, ssize, nchannels, device="/dev/dsp")
     test_errors()
 
 test()