The alarm escape sequence \a
triggers an audible beep or alert sound from the system's speaker (if available). It is often used to notify the user or alert about some event in console applications.
Whether the beep sound actually plays depends on your system configuration and terminal. Some systems or IDEs may not produce any sound for \a
.
\a
# Example 1: Simple beep
print("Alert!\a")
# Output:
# Alert! (with beep sound)
# Example 2: Multiple alarms (Couldnot be heard in some systems)
print("Warning!\a\a\a")
# Output:
# Warning! (three beep sounds)
# Example 3: Alarm before message
print("\aSystem Error!")
# Output:
# (beep sound) System Error!
# Example 4: Alarm after message with newline
print("Process Complete\a\n")
# Output:
# Process Complete (beep sound and new line)
# Example 5: Alarm in combination with other escape sequences
print("Loading...\a\tDone!")
# Output:
# Loading... (beep) Done!