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Tested =dev-python/pyalsa-1.0.22 on x86 chroot: * no ~x86 deps * no !rdep, !ddep * test suite: not used I've compiled and it works fine: Python 2.6.4 (r264:75706, Dec 30 2009, 11:41:12) [GCC 4.3.4] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from pyalsa import alsacard >>> print alsacard.device_name_hint(-1, "pcm")[0]['DESC'] HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog Default Audio Device
~x86 added, thanks Kacper.