renpy.sound.play() doesn't work on 7.3.2

[Ivlivs]

When I try to use renpy.sound.play() in a program, the sound doesn't play at all. The last release I know of where it does work is 7.2.2, so I use that instead.

To be specific, renpy.sound.play() fails when I use the <from A to B> syntax to play only part of a sound file. It works just fine in 7.2.2.

[namastaii]

You would use

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 play sound "soundfile.mp3"

instead

[PyTom]

Please file a bug on the Ren'Py tracker, with the files in question attached. I don't know anything that would have changed, but I'd like to handle this when I get a chance.

[Imperf3kt]

You would use

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 play sound "soundfile.mp3"

instead

renpy.sound.play() would be used wherever a screen action or python function is required. I assume this is one of these cases.

[IrinaLazareva]

Honestly, I'm surprised this method worked in version 7. This function has been obsolete for a long time. You can use renpy.music.play() instead.
https://renpy.org/doc/html/audio.html#renpy.music.play
For example,

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$ renpy.music.play("example.ogg", channel='sound', loop=None)

[Ivlivs]

Honestly, I'm surprised this method worked in version 7. This function has been obsolete for a long time. You can use renpy.music.play() instead.
https://renpy.org/doc/html/audio.html#renpy.music.play
For example,

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$ renpy.music.play("example.ogg", channel='sound', loop=None)

I tried that just now; it didn't work.

[Ivlivs]

Please file a bug on the Ren'Py tracker, with the files in question attached. I don't know anything that would have changed, but I'd like to handle this when I get a chance.

Done -- I've filed the bug report under the name RawleNyanzi, and I even attached a project folder containing the code and assets for an example program that illustrates the issue. To make it easy to switch between 7.3.2 and 7.2.2, it's not an executable on its own, just a project folder.

[IrinaLazareva]

I think I get it. The problem is not the function, but the file format. It seems like renpy 7.3.2 no longer supports playback of wav (including uncompressed PCM) files.

[Imperf3kt]

I think I get it. The problem is not the function, but the file format. It seems like renpy 7.3.2 no longer supports playback of wav (including uncompressed PCM) files.

I'm using wav files just fine in 7.3.2.320
On second testing, wav works in the last version of Ren'Py, but not 7.3.2.320, nice catch.

The only thing in the changelog that I can see might be related is:

Ren'Py now always initializes the media playback system, so that a movie can be played even if no audio will be played.