Re: [pygame] Capabilities of Pygame

[Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/01/2012 2:22 AM, Christopher Night wrote:

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 13/01/12 01:43 PM, Julian Marchant wrote:

--- On Fri, 1/13/12, Lenard Lindstrom<len-l@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:

Also,
though SDL does support streaming, Pygame does not.
Everything must be loaded before played.

Um... that's not true.  pygame.mixer.music is Pygame's streaming module.

Oh right, I forgot about file like objects. Has anyone managed to use the music module to play streaming audio?

I feel like I'm misunderstanding you, but yes I use pygame.mixer.music to stream audio from an OGG file all the time. I've never had a problem with it. Is that what you're asking?

-Christopher

I was vague. I was referring to streaming audio from a remote server, such as over the internet. If Ryan Strunk intends to develop a web based multiplayer game--he did mention World of Warcraft--then he would want streaming audio, especially if the game is audio only. Pygame has no code specific to remote streaming. I did search if an audio stream could be fed to the music module through a socket or pipe. I found no answer.

If I am reading too much into Ryan's intentions then I apologize for sidetracking the discussion.

Lenard Lindstrom