Pycaw - Python Core Audio Windows
Pycaw is a Python library designed exclusively for controlling audio devices on Windows systems. It allows programmatic access to audio sessions, volume control, and sound device management on the Windows platform.
Warning
Windows Only: Pycaw does not support macOS or Linux. It is built specifically for Windows using Core Audio APIs. If you’re looking for similar functionality on other platforms, you’ll need alternative libraries.
Installation
Latest stable release:
pip install pycaw
Development branch:
pip install https://github.com/AndreMiras/pycaw/archive/develop.zip
System requirements:
choco install visualcpp-build-tools
Quick Start
from pycaw.pycaw import AudioUtilities
device = AudioUtilities.GetSpeakers()
volume = device.EndpointVolume
print(f"Audio output: {device.FriendlyName}")
print(f"- Muted: {bool(volume.GetMute())}")
print(f"- Volume level: {volume.GetMasterVolumeLevel()} dB")
print(f"- Volume range: {volume.GetVolumeRange()[0]} dB - {volume.GetVolumeRange()[1]} dB")
volume.SetMasterVolumeLevel(-20.0, None)
Table of Contents
User Guide
API Reference