Allow handle to be supplied for ImageGrab.grab() on Windows

Tests/test_imagegrab.py

@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ def test_grab_invalid_xdisplay(self) -> None:
             ImageGrab.grab(xdisplay="error.test:0.0")
         assert str(e.value).startswith("X connection failed")
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows only")
+    def test_grab_invalid_handle(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(OSError):
+            ImageGrab.grab(handle=-1)
+
     def test_grabclipboard(self) -> None:
         if sys.platform == "darwin":
             subprocess.call(["screencapture", "-cx"])

docs/reference/ImageGrab.rst

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ or the clipboard to a PIL image memory.
         You can check X11 support using :py:func:`PIL.features.check_feature` with ``feature="xcb"``.
 
         .. versionadded:: 7.1.0
+
+    :param handle:
+        HWND, to capture a single window. Windows only.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 11.1.0
     :return: An image
 
 .. py:function:: grabclipboard()

src/PIL/ImageGrab.py

@@ -22,15 +22,20 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from . import Image
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from . import ImageWin
+
 
 def grab(
     bbox: tuple[int, int, int, int] | None = None,
     include_layered_windows: bool = False,
     all_screens: bool = False,
     xdisplay: str | None = None,
+    handle: int | ImageWin.HWND | None = None,
 ) -> Image.Image:
     im: Image.Image
     if xdisplay is None:
@@ -51,8 +56,12 @@ def grab(
                 return im_resized
             return im
         elif sys.platform == "win32":
+            if handle is not None:
+                all_screens = -1
             offset, size, data = Image.core.grabscreen_win32(
-                include_layered_windows, all_screens
+                include_layered_windows,
+                all_screens,
+                int(handle) if handle is not None else 0,
             )
             im = Image.frombytes(
                 "RGB",

src/display.c

@@ -320,25 +320,36 @@ typedef HANDLE(__stdcall *Func_SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext)(HANDLE);
 
 PyObject *
 PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
-    int x = 0, y = 0, width, height;
-    int includeLayeredWindows = 0, all_screens = 0;
+    int x = 0, y = 0, width = -1, height;
+    int includeLayeredWindows = 0, screens = 0;
     HBITMAP bitmap;
     BITMAPCOREHEADER core;
     HDC screen, screen_copy;
+    HWND wnd;
     DWORD rop;
     PyObject *buffer;
     HANDLE dpiAwareness;
     HMODULE user32;
     Func_SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|ii", &includeLayeredWindows, &all_screens)) {
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(
+            args, "|ii" F_HANDLE, &includeLayeredWindows, &screens, &wnd
+        )) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
     /* step 1: create a memory DC large enough to hold the
        entire screen */
 
-    screen = CreateDC("DISPLAY", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    if (screens == -1) {
+        screen = GetDC(wnd);
+        if (screen == NULL) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OSError, "unable to get device context for handle");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        screen = CreateDC("DISPLAY", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    }
     screen_copy = CreateCompatibleDC(screen);
 
     // added in Windows 10 (1607)
@@ -351,11 +362,17 @@ PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
         dpiAwareness = SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function((HANDLE)-3);
     }
 
-    if (all_screens) {
+    if (screens == 1) {
         x = GetSystemMetrics(SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN);
         y = GetSystemMetrics(SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN);
         width = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN);
         height = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN);
+    } else if (screens == -1) {
+        RECT rect;
+        if (GetClientRect(wnd, &rect)) {
+            width = rect.right;
+            height = rect.bottom;
+        }
     } else {
         width = GetDeviceCaps(screen, HORZRES);
         height = GetDeviceCaps(screen, VERTRES);
@@ -367,6 +384,10 @@ PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
 
     FreeLibrary(user32);
 
+    if (width == -1) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     bitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(screen, width, height);
     if (!bitmap) {
         goto error;
@@ -420,7 +441,11 @@ PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OSError, "screen grab failed");
 
     DeleteDC(screen_copy);
-    DeleteDC(screen);
+    if (screens == -1) {
+        ReleaseDC(wnd, screen);
+    } else {
+        DeleteDC(screen);
+    }
 
     return NULL;
 }