Cannot load audio from pathlib.Path

[roedoejet]

🐛 Describe the bug

Running the following:

import torchaudio
from pathlib import Path

test_audio_path = Path('test.wav')
torchaudio.load(test_audio_path)

Produces the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Users/pinea/miniconda3/envs/EveryVoice/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torchaudio/_backend/utils.py", line 203, in load
    return backend.load(uri, frame_offset, num_frames, normalize, channels_first, format, buffer_size)
  File "/Users/pinea/miniconda3/envs/EveryVoice/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torchaudio/_backend/sox.py", line 41, in load
    ret = torch.ops.torchaudio.sox_io_load_audio_file(
  File "/Users/pinea/miniconda3/envs/EveryVoice/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/_ops.py", line 692, in __call__
    return self._op(*args, **kwargs or {})
RuntimeError: torchaudio::sox_io_load_audio_file() Expected a value of type 'str' for argument '_0' but instead found type 'PosixPath'.
Position: 0
Value: PosixPath('test.wav')
Declaration: torchaudio::sox_io_load_audio_file(str _0, int? _1, int? _2, bool? _3, bool? _4, str? _5) -> (Tensor _0, int _1)
Cast error details: Unable to cast Python instance of type <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'> to C++ type '?' (#define PYBIND11_DETAILED_ERROR_MESSAGES or compile in debug mode for details)

But my understanding from the torchaudio.load type signature is that a pathlib.Path should be accepted here.

Versions

PyTorch version: 2.1.0
Is debug build: False
CUDA used to build PyTorch: None
ROCM used to build PyTorch: N/A

OS: macOS 12.5.1 (arm64)
GCC version: Could not collect
Clang version: 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.202)
CMake version: Could not collect
Libc version: N/A

Python version: 3.10.13 (main, Sep 11 2023, 08:16:02) [Clang 14.0.6 ] (64-bit runtime)
Python platform: macOS-12.5.1-arm64-arm-64bit
Is CUDA available: False
CUDA runtime version: No CUDA
CUDA_MODULE_LOADING set to: N/A
GPU models and configuration: No CUDA
Nvidia driver version: No CUDA
cuDNN version: No CUDA
HIP runtime version: N/A
MIOpen runtime version: N/A
Is XNNPACK available: True

CPU:
Apple M1 Pro

Versions of relevant libraries:
[pip3] flake8==7.0.0
[pip3] mypy==1.8.0
[pip3] mypy-extensions==1.0.0
[pip3] numpy==1.26.4
[pip3] pytorch-lightning==2.2.0.post0
[pip3] torch==2.1.0
[pip3] torchaudio==2.1.0
[pip3] torchinfo==1.8.0
[pip3] torchmetrics==1.3.1
[conda] numpy 1.26.4 pypi_0 pypi
[conda] pytorch-lightning 2.2.0.post0 pypi_0 pypi
[conda] torch 2.1.0 pypi_0 pypi
[conda] torchaudio 2.1.0 pypi_0 pypi
[conda] torchinfo 1.8.0 pypi_0 pypi
[conda] torchmetrics 1.3.1 pypi_0 pypi

[yoyololicon]

Hi @roedoejet,

The sox backend does not support file-like objects, which has been stated in the documentation.
https://pytorch.org/audio/2.1.0/torchaudio.html
Would recommend you use either ffmpeg or soundfile as the backend.