title: how to play audio file in python?
body: <p>I am just starting using python with a GUI interface. I've been experimenting with TKinter on a simple timer program. I am stuck, because I want to have a song play with the alert,but have not been able to find a solution. I am working on Linux mint. I have a message window that appears when the time is up, and i would like to start the audio along with the window, and when you exit the window, the audio stops. my code looks like this.</p>
  
  <pre><code>from Tkinter import *
  import tkMessageBox
  
  
  def messageWindow():
      win = Toplevel()
      b = Button(win, text='Times Up!',
          bg="yellow", fg="green",
          activebackground="purple", activeforeground="white",
          command=quit)
      b.pack(ipadx=root.winfo_screenwidth()/2,
          ipady=root.winfo_screenheight()/2)
  
      root.mainloop()
  
  def alert():
      #this is were i would a call the function to play mp3
      messageWindow()
      quit()
  
  def start():
      root.after(scale.get() * 1000, alert)
  
  root = Tk()
  
  minutes = Label(root, text ="Minutes:  ")
  minutes.grid(row=0, column=0)
  
  scale = Scale(root, from_=1, to=60, orient=HORIZONTAL, length=450)
  scale.grid(row=0, column=1) 
  
  button = Button(root,text= "Start Timing", command=start)
  button.grid(row=1, column=1, pady=5, sticky=E)
  
  root.mainloop()
  </code></pre>