https://github.com/sukhbinder/screenrecord

Record screen with python.
https://github.com/sukhbinder/screenrecord

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Record screen with python.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sukhbinder/screenrecord
• Owner: sukhbinder
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-05-12T19:37:47.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-02T17:06:20.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-18T09:41:41.080Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 1.52 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# screenrecord

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Record screen with python

The backstory for this tool is [here](https://sukhbinder.wordpress.com/?s=screenrecord)

## Installation

Install this tool using `pip`:

```bash

pip install screenrecord

```

## Usage

For help, run:

```bash

record --help

```

You can also use:

```bash

python -m record --help

```

Shows 

```bash

usage: record [-h] [-i INITDELAY] [-d DELAY] [-dur DURATION]

              [--bbox BBOX [BBOX ...]] [-f] [-aw]

              filename

Screen Recording with python

positional arguments:

  filename              filename can be mp4 or gif or mov

optional arguments:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -i INITDELAY, --initdelay INITDELAY

                        Initial delay in seconds, default 5 s

  -d DELAY, --delay DELAY

                        Delay between frames in seconds, default 0.5 s

  -dur DURATION, --duration DURATION

                        Duration of capture, default 20 s

  --bbox BBOX [BBOX ...]

                        Bounding box, default (0, 0, 50, 50)

  -f, --fullscreen

  -aw, --activewindow

```

![demo usage of screenrecord](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sukhbinder/screenrecord/main/usage.gif)

## Development

To contribute to this tool, first checkout the code. Then create a new virtual environment:

```bash

cd screenrecord

python -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate

```

Now install the dependencies and test dependencies:

```bash

pip install -e '.[test]'

```

To run the tests:

```bash

python -m pytest

```