Generate a tiny non-sensitive WAV file using only the Python standard library. Use for deterministic smoke tests without committing real user audio.
OUT (string): output file path (default: live_test_sample.wav)python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import math
import os
import struct
import wave
out = os.environ.get('OUT', 'live_test_sample.wav')
out_path = Path(out)
# Default behavior: don't overwrite an existing file.
# If you want a new file, set OUT to a different filename.
if out_path.exists():
print('skipping; already exists:', out)
raise SystemExit(0)
sample_rate = 16000
seconds = 1.0
frequency = 440.0
amplitude = 0.2
n_samples = int(sample_rate * seconds)
frames = bytearray()
for i in range(n_samples):
t = i / sample_rate
value = int(32767 * amplitude * math.sin(2 * math.pi * frequency * t))
frames += struct.pack('<h', value)
with wave.open(out, 'wb') as w:
w.setnchannels(1)
w.setsampwidth(2)
w.setframerate(sample_rate)
w.writeframes(frames)
print('wrote', out)
PY