Can anyone help me loop the rain-thunder.mp3 sound file with the playsound module in the background of my text-based game? - text-based

Question

Whenever I hit run the sound doesn't loop but plays in its entirety before the actual text-based game runs.
Here's my code:
from playsound import playsound
def loadMap():
# These are the long descriptions for the floor plan, they tell the player where they are currently & choices they have to make.
R1ld = "I am in the Parlor, how did I end up in this place? " \
"Available directions are east."
R2ld = "R2 - I am currently in the Grand Library, it seems these books haven't been touched in ages. " \
"Available directions are north or south."
R3ld = "R3 - I made it to the study. There is old paper everywhere. " \
"Available directions are west or north."
R4ld = "R4 -Ah, the old servants quarters. There is an odd looking pedestal in the far corner of the room. " \
"Available directions are east or west"
R5ld = "R5 - I am in the kitchen, it reeks of food, a century past its expiration date. " \
"Available directions are west or north"
R6ld = "R6 - This is just a sitting room, There is an odd contraption on the wall. " \
"Available directions are west or south."
S7ld = "R7 - You are now on the second story. " \
"Available directions are west or north"
H8ld = "Proceed down the hallway or go down a level? " \
"Available directions are north or south."
R9ld = "You proceeded down the hall to the bathroom. " \
"Available directions are east or south." \
R10ld = "Turn around and go into the hall? " \
"Available directions are east or west."
R11ld = "You went back into the hall and entered the Porcelain Doll room. The dolls won't stop blinking. " \
"Available directions are east or west."
R12ld = "You exited the Porcelain Doll room and entered the Funeral Parlor/Dining Room. " \
"Available directions are east or west."
R13ld = "You left the Funeral Parlor and proceeded to the Laundry Room. " \
"Available directions are south or west."
R14ld = "You entered the Storage Room. " \
"Available directions are south or north." \
E15ld = "Exit the Storage Room? " \
"Available directions are east or west."
R16ld = "You exited the Storage Room. " \
"Available directions are south or north."
S17ld = "Go upstairs to the Third Floor? " \
"Available directions are south or east."
H18ld = "You went upstairs, you now find yourself on the Third Floor. " \
"Available directions are north or west."
R19ld = "Proceed down the hallway? " \
"Available directions are south and west."
R20ld = "You proceeded down the hall, the stench of mildew is overwhelming. " \
"Available directions are north or west."
R21ld = "You decided to enter the first bedroom, It reeks of rot and mildew. " \
"Your available directions are south and east."
R22ld = "You exited the first bedroom and entered the second bedroom. " \
"You wrote down a weird combination etched into the plaster of the wall. " \
"Right 1 time (dial 1), Left 3 times (dial 2), Left 2 times (dial 3), Right 4 times (Dial 4). " \
"(Hint: Try this combination at the pedestal in the Servants Quarters.) " \
"Available directions are south or north."
E23ld = "Exit the Room? " \
"Available directions are north or west."
H24ld = "You decided to exit the room and headed back into the hallway. " \
"Available directions are south or east."
R25ld = "Enter the Guest Bedroom? " \
"Available directions are south or east"
R26ld = "You decided the enter the Guest Bedroom, nothing to see here. " \
"Just old dusty furniture, not worth sitting on. " \
"Available directions are south or north."
R27ld = "You left the guest bedroom and proceeded down the hall to the Painting Gallery. " \
"Available directions are south or east"
R28ld = "You left the Painting Gallery and entered an Empty Bedroom. " \
" The room is empty, Aside from a set of numbers. " \
"The numbers represent the moonrise time and the time of sunset: 11:27, 6:12. " \
"These numbers could be a clue to the weird lock contraption in the sitting room on the main floor. " \
"You can go either north or east."
S29ld = "Go upstairs? " \
"Available directions are south or west."
H30ld = "You are now in the 4th floor hallway. You can go north or west." \
R31ld = "You left the hallway and entered the first room you could open. " \
"You entered the Sitting Room, Maybe you should take a rest. " \
"You can go either east or west."
R32ld = "You left the confines of the Sitting Room and entered the Smoking Room. " \
" It smells like old cigars." \
"You can go south or east"
R33ld = "You left the Smoking Room and entered the Game Room" \
" You can go either south or west."
R34ld = "You left the Game Room and opened the Master Bedroom. " \
"Your available directions are south or east. "
R35ld = "You left the Master Bedroom and entered the Balcony. The moon is full. " \
"Do you Want to go back to the Parlor? " \
"Your available directions are south or east."
R36ld = "You left the Balcony and went back to the Parlor. " \
"Available directions are north or west."
# Manor Floor plan
manorMap = {"R1": {"LocDesc": R1ld, "e": "R2", "w": "No", "n": "No", "s": "No", "lock": "No", "count": 0,
"handleSound": "rain-thunder.mp3"},
"R2": {"LocDesc": R2ld, "e": "No", "w": "No", "n": "R1", "s": "R3", "puzzle": "No", "count": 0,
"lock": "No"},
"R3": {"LocDesc": R3ld, "e": "No", "w": "R2", "n": "R4", "s": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R4": {"LocDesc": R4ld, "e": "R5", "w": "R3", "n": "No", "s": "No", "puzzle": "Rewire", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R5": {"LocDesc": R5ld, "e": "No", "w": "R4", "n": "R6", "s": "No", "puzzle": "No",
"lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R6": {"LocDesc": R6ld, "e": "No", "w": "R5", "n": "No", "s": "R7", "Lock": "The Sun & The Moon",
"Puzzle": "No", "count": 0},
"R7": {"LocDesc": S7ld, "e": "No", "w": "R6", "n": "R8", "s": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R8": {"LocDesc": H8ld, "e": "No", "w": "No", "n": "R9", "s": "R7", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R9": {"LocDesc": R9ld, "e": "R10", "w": "No", "s": "R8", "n": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R10": {"LocDesc": R10ld, "e": "R11", "w": "R9", "s": "No", "n": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R11": {"LocDesc": R11ld, "e": "R12", "w": "R10", "s": "No", "n": "No", "lock": "No", "puzzle": "No",
"count": 0},
"R12": {"LocDesc": R12ld, "e": "R13", "w": "R11", "s": "No", "n": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R13": {"LocDesc": R13ld, "s": "R12", "n": "No", "e": "No", "w": "R14", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R14": {"LocDesc": R14ld, "s": "R15", "n": "R13", "e": "No", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R15": {"LocDesc": E15ld, "s": "No", "n": "No", "e": "R14", "w": "R16", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R16": {"LocDesc": R16ld, "s": "R15", "n": "R17", "e": "No", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R17": {"LocDesc": S17ld, "s": "R16", "n": "No", "e": "R18", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R18": {"LocDesc": H18ld, "s": "No", "n": "R17", "e": "No", "w": "R19", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R19": {"LocDesc": R19ld, "s": "R20", "n": "No", "e": "No", "w": "R18", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R20": {"LocDesc": R20ld, "s": "No", "n": "R19", "e": "No", "w": "R21", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R21": {"LocDesc": R21ld, "s": "R22", "n": "No", "e": "R20", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R22": {"LocDesc": R22ld, "s": "R23", "n": "R21", "e": "No", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"E23": {"LocDesc": E23ld, "s": "No", "n": "R22", "e": "No", "w": "R24", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R24": {"LocDesc": H24ld, "s": "R25", "n": "No", "e": "R23", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R25": {"LocDesc": R25ld, "s": "R24", "n": "No", "e": "R26", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R26": {"LocDesc": R26ld, "s": "R27", "n": "R25", "e": "No", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R27": {"LocDesc": R27ld, "s": "R28", "n": "No", "e": "No", "w": "R26", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R28": {"LocDesc": R28ld, "s": "No", "n": "R27", "e": "R29", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R29": {"LocDesc": S29ld, "s": "R28", "n": "No", "e": "No", "w": "R30", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R30": {"LocDesc": H30ld, "s": "No", "n": "R31", "e": "No", "w": "R29", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R31": {"LocDesc": R31ld, "s": "No", "n": "No", "e": "R32", "w": "R30", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R32": {"LocDesc": R32ld, "s": "R33", "n": "No", "e": "R31", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R33": {"LocDesc": R33ld, "s": "R34", "n": "No", "e": "No", "w": "R32", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R34": {"LocDesc": R34ld, "s": "R35", "n": "No", "e": "R33", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R35": {"LocDesc": R35ld, "s": "R36", "n": "No", "e": "R34", "w": "No", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0},
"R36": {"LocDesc": R36ld, "s": "No", "n": "R1", "e": "No", "w": "R35", "puzzle": "No", "lock": "No",
"count": 0}}
return manorMap
def checkDirection(direction, currLock):
LowerD = direction.casefold()
newSpot = currLock.get(LowerD)
# print(newSpot)
if newSpot != "No":
return newSpot
else:
return None
maplist = loadMap()
startLoc = "R1"
handleSound = playsound('C:\\Users\\Student\\Documents\\Colin Lewis - Programs\\Text Based Game (Rubric)\\EscapeTheManor\\rain-thunder.mp3')
prePlayerLoc = startLoc
playerLoc = startLoc
keepPlaying = True
while keepPlaying:
currLoc = maplist.get(playerLoc)
lockName = currLoc.get("lock")
puzzleName = currLoc.get("puzzle")
currLoc["count"] += 1
print(f"Lock : {lockName} and Puzzle : {puzzleName}")
print(currLoc.get("LocDesc"))
prompt = "\n" + "Lost Soul" + ", What will be your next action? : " + ", Make your choice wisely: "
playerAction = input(prompt)
prevPlayerLoc = currLoc
if playerAction.lower() == "q":
keepPlaying = False
else:
newLoc = checkDirection(playerAction.lower(), currLoc)
if newLoc is not None:
playerLoc = newLoc
else:
print("This action cannot be completed! Carry on!")
# Puzzle locations are R4 & R6
# Functions below should handle/deal with the lock and puzzle.
#Function has been block commented out for now.
The handleSound function is what I am using for the sound, I basically want it to loop in the background and not play the whole sound file before the actual game is displayed in the console.
Any help with fixing this is much appreciated.