How to get duration of WAV file in Python (minimal example)

Use

get_wav_duration_minimal.py

duration_seconds = mywav.getnframes() / mywav.getframerate()

duration_seconds = mywav.getnframes() / mywav.getframerate()

to get the duration of a WAV file in seconds.

Full example:

get_wav_duration_full.py

import wave

with wave.open("myaudio.wav") as mywav:
    duration_seconds = mywav.getnframes() / mywav.getframerate()
    print(f"Length of the WAV file: {duration_seconds:.1f} s")

import wave

with wave.open("myaudio.wav") as mywav:
    duration_seconds = mywav.getnframes() / mywav.getframerate()
    print(f"Length of the WAV file: {duration_seconds:.1f} s")

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