Module PIL.ImageGrab

Module Summary:

def grab(bbox=None)
(New in 1.1.3) Take a snapshot of the screen.
def grabclipboard()
(New in 1.1.4) Take a snapshot of the clipboard image, if any.

Functions

grab

grab(bbox=None)

(New in 1.1.3) Take a snapshot of the screen. The pixels inside the bounding box are returned as an "RGB" image. If the bounding box is omitted, the entire screen is copied.

Parameters:

bbox -- What region to copy. Default is the entire screen.

Returns:

An image

grabclipboard

grabclipboard()

(New in 1.1.4) Take a snapshot of the clipboard image, if any.

Returns:

An image, a list of filenames, or None if the clipboard does not contain image data or filenames. Note that if a list is returned, the filenames may not represent image files.