import time
import threading
import pygame

def play_sound(path):
    pygame.mixer.init()
    sound = pygame.mixer.Sound(path)
    sound.play()
    time.sleep(sound.get_length())

def start():
    def countdown_thread():
        for i in range(3):
            play_sound("app/static/sounds/beep.wav")
            time.sleep(1)
        play_sound("app/static/sounds/go.wav")
    threading.Thread(target=countdown_thread).start()