README.md

nativecap

Take a screenshot with Python, natively, using a method based on that answer.

Setup

pip install nativecap

Usage

import nativecap

# outputs an array containing pixel colors in the BGRA format
buffer = nativecap.capture(top_left_x, top_left_y, width, height)

Example

import cv2
import numpy as np
import nativecap
import platform


x = 0
y = 0
width = 640
height = 480

buffer = nativecap.capture(x, y, width, height)
image = np.ctypeslib.as_array(buffer)
image = image.reshape(width, height, 4)

cv2.imshow("image", image)
cv2.waitKey(0)