py5_tools.live_coding.screenshot()

py5_tools.live_coding.screenshot()#

Create a screenshot of the current Sketch window.

Examples#

import py5_tools

py5_tools.live_coding.screenshot("version_%H%M%S")
py5_tools.live_coding.copy_code("version_%H%M%S")

Description#

Create a screenshot of the current Sketch window. The screenshot image will be saved to the archive directory. By default, this is an archive subdirectory under the Sketch code’s current working directory.

If the screenshot_name parameter contains date format codes, the string will be formatted with the current timestamp. If screenshot_name is omitted, it will default to your filename stem followed by "_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S". If you are using this function through a Jupyter Notebook, there is no useable filename so it will default to "screenshot_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S".

This function will save PNG images with the appropriate filename suffix if screenshot_name does not have a suffix. It won’t overwrite an existing file if the file it tries to write to already exists.

A suggested use case for this is to put the function calls in your code but leave them commented out. When you have working code that you want to create a screenshot for but don’t want to pause your workflow to do that manually, simply uncomment the code and save the file. A screenshot will then be created for you in the archive subdirectory.

This function will do nothing when not running through py5’s live coding feature.

Look at the online “Live Coding” documentation to learn more.

Signatures#

screenshot(
    screenshot_name: str = None,  # name of file for screenshot
) -> None

Updated on September 15, 2024 12:12:36pm UTC

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