audiofile

library1.6.1pypypi✓ verified 80d ago

A library for fast reading of audio files in various formats (WAV, MP3, FLAC, etc.). Current version 1.6.1, requires Python >=3.10. Released irregularly, with focus on performance and format support.

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pip install audiofile

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audiofile

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read

✓ from audiofile import read

✗ import audiofile; audiofile.read(...)

Read an audio file and get signal array and sampling rate.

import audiofile # Read audio file signal, sampling_rate = audiofile.read('example.wav') print(f"Sampling rate: {sampling_rate}, shape: {signal.shape}")

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Known issues

breakingIn version 1.0.0, the return order changed from (sampling_rate, signal) to (signal, sampling_rate).

fix

Update code to expect (signal, sampling_rate) tuple.

affects: <1.0.0 and >=1.0.0

deprecatedThe `info` function is deprecated since version 1.2.0 and will be removed in a future release. Use `duration` and other separate functions instead.

fix

Replace audiofile.info(...) with specific functions like audiofile.duration(...) and audiofile.samples(...).

affects: >=1.2.0

gotchaaudiofile.read returns signal as a NumPy array with shape (channels, samples). If you expect (samples, channels), you need to transpose.

fix

Use signal.T or audiofile.read(..., always_2d=True, dtype='float64') depending on desired layout.

affects: all

gotchaFile format detection is based on extension, not magic bytes. Renaming a .mp3 file to .wav will fail.

fix

Ensure file extensions match actual content.

affects: all

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1.6.1latest on PyPI · released May 20, 2026

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