[Tutor] Taking a screenshot

Mon Jan 6 14:41:09 2003

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>  Is it possible to use Python to take a screenshot of the script-user's
screen  
>  and then save it in some popular image format?  

That would be incredibly system dependant. Its the same problem as trying to
clear the 
screen - how can Python know what kind of screen the user has? eg. How do
you take a 
screen shot of a paper teletype?

Or what about a server which doesn't have a screen?

>   I did some searching for an answer but couldn't find any module that
would help me  
>  do it or any instructions on how to. Are there any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. 

It might be possible to set up a 3rd party tool to do so using os.system()

Thats the best I can think of.

Alan g. 
Author of the Learn to Program website 
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/
<http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/>  

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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>&gt; &nbsp;</FONT></SPAN>Is it 
possible to use Python to take a screenshot of the script-user&#8217;s 
screen&nbsp;<SPAN class=897423018-06012003><FONT 
color=#0000ff>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>&gt; </FONT>&nbsp;</SPAN>and then 
save it in some popular image format?&nbsp;<SPAN class=897423018-06012003><FONT 
color=#0000ff>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003></SPAN></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003>That would be incredibly system dependant. Its the same 
problem as trying to clear the </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003>screen - how can Python know what kind of screen the 
user has? eg. How do you take a </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003>screen shot of a paper teletype?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003></SPAN></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003>Or what about a server which doesn't have a 
screen?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003></SPAN></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>&gt;<SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I did some searching for an answer 
but couldn&#8217;t find any module that would help me&nbsp;<SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT 
color=#0000ff>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>&gt; </FONT>&nbsp;</SPAN>do it or 
any instructions on how to. Are there any suggestions? Thanks in advance.<SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>It might be possible to set up a 
3rd party tool to do so using os.system()</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN 
class=897423018-06012003><FONT color=#0000ff>Thats the best I can think 
of.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Alan g.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" 
size=2>Author of the Learn to Program website</FONT> <BR><FONT 
face="Courier New" size=2><A target=_blank 
href="http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/">http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/</A></FONT> 
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