What is the easiest way to read wav-files using Python [summary]?

Question

I want to use Python to access a wav-file and write its content in a form which allows me to analyze it (let\'s say arrays).

1. I heard that \"audiolab\" is a sui

Answer 1

You can also use the wave module along with the numpy.fromstring() function to convert it to an array

import wave
import numpy

fp = wave.open('test.wav')
nchan = fp.getnchannels()
N = fp.getnframes()
dstr = fp.readframes(N*nchan)
data = numpy.fromstring(dstr, numpy.int16)
data = numpy.reshape(data, (-1,nchan))