https://github.com/jabbalaci/screenshot.py

Taking a screenshot of a webpage.
https://github.com/jabbalaci/screenshot.py

phantomjs python screenshot wrapper

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Taking a screenshot of a webpage.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jabbalaci/screenshot.py
• Owner: jabbalaci
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-07-11T22:42:47.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-11-28T08:21:21.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-29T03:34:59.805Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: phantomjs, python, screenshot, wrapper
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 467 KB
• Stars: 49
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# screenshot.py

Taking a screenshot of a webpage.

`screenshot.py` is a wrapper script that calls `phantomjs` and `convert` to do

the real job. The advantage of `screenshot.py` is its very simple usage.

### Usage

* `screenshot.py -h`

  Help.

* `screenshot.py -full http://reddit.com full.jpg`

  Screenshot of the entire page (can be very high).

* `screenshot.py -window http://reddit.com window.jpg`

  Screenshot of the area that you see in the browser.

* `screenshot.py -thumb http://reddit.com thumb.jpg`

  Thumbnail of the area that you see in the browser.

* Sometimes there is a problem with the JavaScript on the given webpage,

  which can cause PhantomJS to crash :( In this case disable JS rendering

  with the `--nojs` extra option. Then use the script as explained above.

  Example:

  `screenshot.py --nojs -thumb http://buggy-js.com thumb.jpg`

### Customization

Check out the beginning of the source code. You may want to change `WIDTH`

and `THUMB_WIDTH`.

### Requirements

`screenshot.py` relies on PhantomJS and the command `convert`. `convert`

is part of the ImageMagick package. See 

for more information on how to install PhantomJS. We also need the

`rasterize.js` script that comes with PhantomJS. You can find a copy of it

in the `assets/` folder. I also put a customized version of the rendering

script to the `assets/` folder called `rasterize-nojs.js` that disables

JavaScript rendering on the given webpage.

### Author / Links

* Laszlo Szathmary, alias Jabba Laci (), 2015

* 

* reddit discussion: 

* appeared in [ImportPython Weekly Newsletter - Issue No 39](http://importpython.com/newsletter/no/39/)