Globals

Global Constants

Constant	Type	Description
puredata.FLOAT	int	Pd A_FLOAT – for float output
puredata.SYMBOL	int	Pd A_SYMBOL – for symbol output
puredata.LIST	int	Pd A_GIMME – for list output
puredata.PYOBJECT	int	Internal – passes Python object pointer
puredata.SIGNAL	int	For signal inlet/outlet declaration
puredata.DATA	int	For message inlet/outlet declaration

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Global Functions

post

Print a message to the Pd console. Not traceable to a specific object.

Parameters: *args – Variadic arguments, concatenated as strings.

Example:

class MyObject(pd.NewObject):
    def __init__(self, args):
        pd.post("Object created with", len(args), "arguments")

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hasgui

Return True if Pd is running with a graphical user interface.

Example:

class GuiAware(pd.NewObject):
    def __init__(self, args):
        if pd.hasgui():
            pd.post("GUI is available")
        else:
            pd.post("Running headless")

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get_sample_rate

Return the current audio sample rate in Hz.

Example:

class Sampler(pd.NewObject):
    def __init__(self, args):
        self.sr = pd.get_sample_rate()
        pd.post("Sample rate:", self.sr)