scitex_capture.capture

scitex_capture.capture(message=None, path=None, quality=85, auto_categorize=True, verbose=True, monitor_id=0, capture_all=False, all=False, app=None, url=None, url_wait=3, url_width=1920, url_height=1080, max_cache_gb=1.0)[source]

Take a screenshot - monitor, window, browser, or everything.

Parameters:

  • message (str, optional) – Message to include in filename

  • path (str, optional) – Output path. Defaults to the canonical $SCITEX_DIR/capture/runtime/screenshots/ directory when unset.

  • quality (int) – JPEG quality (1-100)

  • all (bool) – Capture all monitors

  • app (str, optional) – App name to capture (e.g., “chrome”, “code”)

  • url (str, optional) – URL to capture via browser (e.g., “http://127.0.0.1:8000/”)

  • url_wait (int) – Seconds to wait for page load (default: 3)

  • url_width (int) – Browser window width for URL capture (default: 1920)

  • url_height (int) – Browser window height for URL capture (default: 1080)

  • monitor_id (int) – Monitor to capture (0-based, default: 0)

Returns:

Path to saved screenshot

Return type:

str

Examples

>>> from scitex import capture
>>>
>>> capture.snap()                           # Current monitor
>>> capture.snap(all=True)                   # All monitors
>>> capture.snap(app="chrome")               # Chrome window
>>> capture.snap(url="http://localhost:8000") # Browser page