# Anki 2.1.43 for linux doesn't record the audio and show a python error

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**Created:** [April 26, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-43-for-linux-doesnt-record-the-audio-and-show-a-python-error/9594 "2021-04-26T17:26:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![karurozu\_desu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@karurozu\_desu](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/karurozu_desu)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-43-for-linux-doesnt-record-the-audio-and-show-a-python-error/9594/1 "2021-04-26T17:26:08Z")

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pyaudio is the audio recording driver.  
is renderized from software doesn’t uses opengl  
even happend with qt as recording driver  
my linux kernel is the 5.10.0-6-amd64  
the distro is debian unstable  
my desktop environment is gnome 3.38.4

Anki 2.1.43 (0fbae6bc) Python 3.8.1 Qt 5.15.1 PyQt 5.15.1  
Platform: Linux  
Flags: frz=True ao=False sv=2  
Add-ons, last update check: 2021-04-26 11:40:15

Caught exception:  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “aqt/sound.py”, line 484, in \_encode\_mp3  
File “subprocess.py”, line 854, in \_\_init\_\_  
File “subprocess.py”, line 1702, in \_execute\_child  
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No existe el fichero o el directorio: ‘lame’

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “aqt/taskman.py”, line 88, in \_on\_closures\_pending  
File “aqt/taskman.py”, line 59, in   
File “aqt/sound.py”, line 498, in \_on\_done  
File “concurrent/futures/\_base.py”, line 432, in result  
File “concurrent/futures/\_base.py”, line 388, in \_\_get\_result  
File “concurrent/futures/thread.py”, line 57, in run  
File “aqt/sound.py”, line 501, in   
File “aqt/sound.py”, line 486, in \_encode\_mp3  
Exception: lameError al ejecutar ⁨ ⁩/tmp/anki\_temp/rec.wavError al ejecutar ⁨ ⁩/tmp/anki\_temp/rec1619457668.mp3Error al ejecutar ⁨ ⁩–noreplaygainError al ejecutar ⁨ ⁩–quietPreformatted text

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-43-for-linux-doesnt-record-the-audio-and-show-a-python-error/9594/3 "2021-04-27T09:29:33Z")

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You need to install the program ‘lame’

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**Author:** ![karurozu\_desu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@karurozu\_desu](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/karurozu_desu)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-43-for-linux-doesnt-record-the-audio-and-show-a-python-error/9594/4 "2021-04-27T14:52:53Z")

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you had the reason thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-43-for-linux-doesnt-record-the-audio-and-show-a-python-error/9594/5 "2023-05-01T05:06:06Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 5:06am UTC