import subprocess from os.path import join from sbapp.plyer.facades import Screenshot from sbapp.plyer.utils import whereis_exe from sbapp.plyer.platforms.linux.storagepath import LinuxStoragePath class LinuxScreenshot(Screenshot): def __init__(self, file_path=None): default_path = join( LinuxStoragePath().get_pictures_dir(), 'screenshot.xwd' ) super().__init__(file_path or default_path) def _capture(self): # call xwd and redirect bytes from stdout to file with open(self.file_path, 'wb') as fle: subprocess.call([ # quiet, full screen root window 'xwd', '-silent', '-root', ], stdout=fle) def instance(): if whereis_exe('xwd'): return LinuxScreenshot() else: return Screenshot()