Using ImageGrab (PIL) to capture screen of remote computer

[Michael Bentley]

On Oct 2, 2007, at 2:33 AM, jorma kala wrote:

> Is it possible to use ImageGrab of the Python Imaging Library to  
> capture the screen of a remote computer?
>
> I'm running my python program on a computer that is connected  
> directly via a ethernet crossover cable to another computer.
> Can I somehow get ImageGrab to grab the display of the remote  
> computer by specifying the IP address ?

No.  Unless you're using something like VNC to duplicate the remote  
computer's screen locally...  In which case you're still capturing  
the screen of the local machine.

hth,
Michael
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