This is a simple, functional program designed automate gathering screenshots based on time interval.
It automates screenshots using a keyboard listener to control whether the program starts, stops, or exits.
The program is licensed under GNU Public License v3.0
The program runs on Windows 10 and Debian-based Linux, written in Python 3.8 and updated to version 3.10.6
- Run the setup.py script to build a virtual environment and install all external packages in the created venv.
Examples:
- Windows:python setup.py venv
- Linux:python3 setup.py venv
- Once virtual env is built traverse to the (Scripts-Windows or bin-Linux) directory in the environment folder just created.
- For Windows, in the venv\Scripts directory, execute
activateoractivate.batscript to activate the virtual environment. - For Linux, in the venv/bin directory, execute
source activateto activate the virtual environment. - If for some reason issues are experienced with the setup script, the alternative is to manually create an environment, activate it, then run pip install -r packages.txt in project root.
- To exit from the virtual environment when finished, execute
deactivate.
- Open up shell such as Command Prompt or Terminal
- Enter directory with program and run it
- Open the graphical file manager and go to path specified in program
- Click on the open CMD and hit enter
- Checkout the file manager and to visualize screenshots created every 5 seconds
- If you want the program to pause hit Esc
- If you want to start again hit enter again.
- OR if you would like to exit hit Ctrl + C
-- screenshot_assistant.py --
on_press - Checks to see if the user hit the exit key (escape).
screenshots - Loop that actively takes screenshots.
get_time_interval - Gets the time interval integer from user and returns to main.
main - Facilitates listener thread and screenshot process.
print_err - Prints timed error message.