{"id":10712,"date":"2021-11-02T09:23:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T08:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pythonprogramming.altervista.org\/?p=10712"},"modified":"2021-11-03T09:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T08:23:10","slug":"grab-an-image-from-the-screen-with-python-v-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pythonprogramming.altervista.org\/grab-an-image-from-the-screen-with-python-v-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Capture a snippet image from the screen to the clipboard with Python (v.2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I fixed this script to capture images on the screen. Now you can capture more images in the same session, without having to close and reopen the app, very handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You find the code (capture_image_to_clipboard.py) into this repository:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/github.com\/formazione\/utilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grab screen with python<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

# grabscreen.py\n\nimport pyscreenshot as ImageGrab\nimport os\nfrom pynput.mouse import Listener\nimport sys\nimport tkinter as tk\nfrom PIL import Image\n\nfrom io import BytesIO\nimport win32clipboard\n\n\n''' Derives from my script grab (use this to show text in a pic and\ntransform in audio)\n\n\n'''\n\ndef send_to_clipboard(clip_type, data):\n    win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()\n    win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()\n    win32clipboard.SetClipboardData(clip_type, data)\n    win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()\n\ndef grab(x, y, w, h):\n    im = ImageGrab.grab(bbox=(x, y, w, h))\n    im.save('im.png')\n    image = Image.open(\"im.png\")\n    output = BytesIO()\n    image.convert(\"RGB\").save(output, \"BMP\")\n    data = output.getvalue()[14:]\n    output.close()\n    send_to_clipboard(win32clipboard.CF_DIB, data)\n\n\nclick1 = 0\nx1 = 0\ny1 = 0\ndef on_click(x, y, button, pressed):\n    global click1, x1, y1, listener\n    \n    if pressed:\n        if click1 == 0:\n            x1 = x\n            y1 = y\n            click1 = 1\n        else:\n            grab(x1, y1, x, y)\n            listener.stop()\n            click1 = 0\n            # sys.exit()\n\ndef start():\n    global listener\n\n    # root.destroy()\n    print(\"Click once on top left and once on bottom right\")\n    # with Listener(on_move=on_move, on_click=on_click, on_scroll=on_scroll) as listener:\n    with Listener(on_click=on_click) as listener:\n        listener.join()\n        # listener.stop()\n        # sys.exit()\n\nroot = tk.Tk()\nroot.geometry(\"400x200\")\n'''\nwhen you click on this button goes to start\nin start there i a listener and when you click it sends you to on_click\nin on_click it makes you click twice and then goes to grab\nin grab it uses pyscreenshot functions to grab the image and save it\nwe do not use ocr here, to do it use the grab.py file\n'''\nbut = tk.Button(root, text=\"GRAB GET IMAGE\", command=start, width=20,height=10, bg=\"gold\")\nbut.pack()\n\nroot.mainloop()\nlistener.stop()\nsys.exit()\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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