bit_depth()

audiofile.bit_depth(file)

Bit depth of audio file.

For lossy audio files, None is returned as they have a varying bit depth.

Parameters

file (str) – file name of input audio file

Return type

Optional[int]

Returns

bit depth of audio file

Raises

RuntimeError – if file is missing, broken or format is not supported

Examples

>>> bit_depth("stereo.wav")
16