I can verify that running:
       
       $ python
        /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pygame/examples/sound.py
       
      plays without error on my Kubuntu distro
        (x86_64 Linux kernel 3.19.0-18, pulseaudio 6.0). Must be a RPi
        issue?
       
      ~
          Michael 
       
      
        On Wed : Jun 3, 2015 10:38:41 AM you wrote:
      > Well, this is strange. In
      >
        /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pygame/examples there is
        sound.py. This
      > must have worked for someone once, and
        it doesn't include anything about
      > creating a window. When I run it for the
        first time it makes a click but
      > doesn't play the sound. It produces the
        xcb_connection_has_error()
      > message but seems to ignore it.
      > 
      > Adding pygame.display.set_mode((1,1)) to
        my program (which otherwise now
      > is very similar to sound.py) doesn't
        help. This is driving me nuts!
      > 
      > Regards - Philip
      > 
      > On 02/06/2015 13:58, diliup
        gabadamudalige wrote:
      > > to do most things with pygame you
        need to initialize a pygame window.
      > >
      > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 3:50 AM, B W
        <stabbingfinger@xxxxxxxxx
      > >
        <mailto:stabbingfinger@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
      > >
      > > Hi, you cannot use the dummy video
        driver if you want sound. At
      > > least I have not figured out a way
        to do it. You need at least a
      > > 1x1 window.
      > >
      > > Gumm
      > >
      > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:11 PM,
        Philip Le Riche
      > > <philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        <mailto:philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
      > >
      > > Just trying to get started with
        pygame and stuck at square 1.
      > > All I want to do is play sounds on
        a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian).
      > > No screen. Nothing visual. So I do:
      > >
      > > import pygame, os, sys
      > > from pygame.locals import *
      > >
      > > os.environ["SDL_VIDEODRIVER"] =
        "dummy"
      > >
      > > pygame.mixer.init()
      > > sound =
        pygame.mixer.Sound("Exclamation.wav")
      > > sound.play(loops = 0)
      > > while pygame.mixer.music.get_busy()
        == True:
      > > continue
      > >
      > > Having saved it in file try.py, I
        do
      > >
      > > python try.py
      > >
      > > and get
      > >
      > > xcb_connection_has_error() returned
        true
      > >
      > > Yes, I've done an apt-get update
        and upgrade. I can make
      > > sounds with Sonic Pi but this
        produces nothing. Googling the
      > > error seemed to give no relevant
        results. Can someone give me
      > > a hint please?
      > >
      > > Regards - Philip
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > > http://www.diliupg.com
      > > http://soft.diliupg.com/
      > >
      > >
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