%srun: IPython %run with sound!

Do you get bored while waiting for scripts to finish? Do you wish there was some way IPython could tell you when it's done?

Wish no more!

The new %srun magic command for IPython does just that! It calls the old %run magic command you know and love, but then it plays a WAV file when it's finished!!!

In [1]: %srun my_long_script.py
Out[1]: 'My output, but a loud WAV played so I know it's done!'

All you have to do is clone and install this package by running

$ git clone https://github.com/dmsul/ipy-srun
$ cd ipy-srun
$ python setup.py install 

just like any other Python package. Then load the srun extension through your IPython configuration file or through the IPython terminal with %load_ext srun. After that %srun is ready to be used!

NOTE: srun only works on Windows right now because it uses the winsound library. If you would like to use it on Mac or Linux, a pull request would be very welcome.

Configuring your sound!

The default sound is a voice saying "Job's Done!" An alternate sound included with the package is an old Mac startup sound similar to this. However, you can point %srun at any WAV file you want by adding your file to the srun directory, changing the filename in the code, and re-installing the srun package. You can also use system beeps instead of a WAV. (NOTE: ConEmu and CMDer suppress system beeps by default.)