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+:mod:`al` --- Audio functions on the SGI
+========================================
+
+.. module:: al
+   :platform: IRIX
+   :synopsis: Audio functions on the SGI.
+   :deprecated:
+   
+.. deprecated:: 2.6
+    The :mod:`al` module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
+
+This module provides access to the audio facilities of the SGI Indy and Indigo
+workstations.  See section 3A of the IRIX man pages for details.  You'll need to
+read those man pages to understand what these functions do!  Some of the
+functions are not available in IRIX releases before 4.0.5.  Again, see the
+manual to check whether a specific function is available on your platform.
+
+All functions and methods defined in this module are equivalent to the C
+functions with ``AL`` prefixed to their name.
+
+.. index:: module: AL
+
+Symbolic constants from the C header file ``<audio.h>`` are defined in the
+standard module :mod:`AL`, see below.
+
+.. warning::
+
+   The current version of the audio library may dump core when bad argument values
+   are passed rather than returning an error status.  Unfortunately, since the
+   precise circumstances under which this may happen are undocumented and hard to
+   check, the Python interface can provide no protection against this kind of
+   problems. (One example is specifying an excessive queue size --- there is no
+   documented upper limit.)
+
+The module defines the following functions:
+
+
+.. function:: openport(name, direction[, config])
+
+   The name and direction arguments are strings.  The optional *config* argument is
+   a configuration object as returned by :func:`newconfig`.  The return value is an
+   :dfn:`audio port object`; methods of audio port objects are described below.
+
+
+.. function:: newconfig()
+
+   The return value is a new :dfn:`audio configuration object`; methods of audio
+   configuration objects are described below.
+
+
+.. function:: queryparams(device)
+
+   The device argument is an integer.  The return value is a list of integers
+   containing the data returned by :cfunc:`ALqueryparams`.
+
+
+.. function:: getparams(device, list)
+
+   The *device* argument is an integer.  The list argument is a list such as
+   returned by :func:`queryparams`; it is modified in place (!).
+
+
+.. function:: setparams(device, list)
+
+   The *device* argument is an integer.  The *list* argument is a list such as
+   returned by :func:`queryparams`.
+
+
+.. _al-config-objects:
+
+Configuration Objects
+---------------------
+
+Configuration objects returned by :func:`newconfig` have the following methods:
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.getqueuesize()
+
+   Return the queue size.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.setqueuesize(size)
+
+   Set the queue size.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.getwidth()
+
+   Get the sample width.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.setwidth(width)
+
+   Set the sample width.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.getchannels()
+
+   Get the channel count.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.setchannels(nchannels)
+
+   Set the channel count.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.getsampfmt()
+
+   Get the sample format.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.setsampfmt(sampfmt)
+
+   Set the sample format.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.getfloatmax()
+
+   Get the maximum value for floating sample formats.
+
+
+.. method:: audio configuration.setfloatmax(floatmax)
+
+   Set the maximum value for floating sample formats.
+
+
+.. _al-port-objects:
+
+Port Objects
+------------
+
+Port objects, as returned by :func:`openport`, have the following methods:
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.closeport()
+
+   Close the port.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.getfd()
+
+   Return the file descriptor as an int.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.getfilled()
+
+   Return the number of filled samples.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.getfillable()
+
+   Return the number of fillable samples.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.readsamps(nsamples)
+
+   Read a number of samples from the queue, blocking if necessary. Return the data
+   as a string containing the raw data, (e.g., 2 bytes per sample in big-endian
+   byte order (high byte, low byte) if you have set the sample width to 2 bytes).
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.writesamps(samples)
+
+   Write samples into the queue, blocking if necessary.  The samples are encoded as
+   described for the :meth:`readsamps` return value.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.getfillpoint()
+
+   Return the 'fill point'.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.setfillpoint(fillpoint)
+
+   Set the 'fill point'.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.getconfig()
+
+   Return a configuration object containing the current configuration of the port.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.setconfig(config)
+
+   Set the configuration from the argument, a configuration object.
+
+
+.. method:: audio port.getstatus(list)
+
+   Get status information on last error.
+
+
+:mod:`AL` --- Constants used with the :mod:`al` module
+======================================================
+
+.. module:: AL
+   :platform: IRIX
+   :synopsis: Constants used with the al module.
+   :deprecated:
+
+.. deprecated:: 2.6
+   The :mod:`AL` module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
+
+This module defines symbolic constants needed to use the built-in module
+:mod:`al` (see above); they are equivalent to those defined in the C header file
+``<audio.h>`` except that the name prefix ``AL_`` is omitted.  Read the module
+source for a complete list of the defined names.  Suggested use::
+
+   import al
+   from AL import *
+