def load_sound(filename):
"""Return pygame sound object.
Sound file shoud be a C{.wav} file.
Checks the status of the sound system first, and if there
is a problem, hands out L{pygsear.Sound.DummySound} objects
instead of actual L{pygame.mixer.Sound} objects.
@param filename: Name of file to load data from.
"""
global sound_cache
if sound_cache.has_key(filename):
sound = sound_cache[filename]
return sound
else:
if conf.sound_status is None:
Sound.check_sound()
dirs = get_dirs('sounds')
full_path = get_full_path(filename, dirs)
try:
if conf.sound_status == 'OK':
sound = pygame.mixer.Sound(full_path)
else:
sound = Sound.DummySound()
except pygame.error:
sound = None
if sound is None:
raise pygame.error, 'Could not load %s' % filename
#sound_cache[filename] = sound
return sound
