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I am using pyaudio but I got some error

import pyaudio
 p = pyaudio.PyAudio()

This is my error

shared memfd open() failed: Function not implemented
shared memfd open() failed: Function not implemented
ALSA lib pulse.c:243:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused

shared memfd open() failed: Function not implemented
ALSA lib pulse.c:243:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused

Any help please

Ujjwal Dash
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Kushagra Mall
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  • I've got the exact same error message on my odroid u3 with ubuntu 18.04 trying to use vlc: `shared memfd open() failed: Function not implemented` – mschoenebeck Aug 22 '20 at 00:32

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You are using a headless linux-subsystem, which doesn't provide a connection to a PulseAudio server by default. (That's why you get this connection error.)

You have to setup a connection yourself (via tcp for example). This is discussed here and here.

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