Re-visiting answered topic: Why do I get an ALSA error on a windows 11 OS? pygame issue

Question

i am using pygame and pygbag o a windows 11 pro only OS, but i get this error:

pygame 2.5.2 (SDL 2.28.2, Python 3.10.12)
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error                                     Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-11dff67e3bbf> in <cell line: 12>()
     10 
     11 # Load and play the downloaded music
---> 12 pg.mixer.init()  # Initialize the mixer module
     13 pg.mixer.music.load(music_file_url)
     14 pg.mixer.music.play(-1)

error: ALSA: Couldn't open audio device: No such file or directory

what has an ALSA error has to do with windows?

i tried using alternatives, such as sounddevice, specify the Audio Driver, checked windows settings... but i did not manage to find an explanation for this...