Anthony Liu wrote: > We know that if we do > > print '\a' > > the bell will sound. > > Now, why do I hear the sound on my local machine when > I run a python script on a remote host?
Because print '\a' just prints the BEL ASCII character, which most terminals respond by beeping. Since, when you're logged into a remote machine, it's your terminal that's displaying the output of your remote session, that's why you hear the beep on your local machine. -- Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && AIM erikmaxfrancis Maybe soul mates exist / After all -- Des'ree -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
