screenshot.py

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

""" Use in i3wm with:
Save as screeshot.py somewhere into your PATH
bindsym --release Print exec --no-startup-id screenshot.py
"""


import os
import shutil
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile

SCREENSHOT_UTILITY = '/usr/bin/scrot -s' # /usr/bin/import

def feed_xclipboard(filename):
    pipe = Popen("xclip -sel clip", shell=True, stdin=PIPE).stdin
    pipe.write(bytes(filename, 'utf-8'))
    pipe.close()

def import_screenshot():
    filename = NamedTemporaryFile(
        suffix='.png',
        prefix='screenshot_',
        dir = os.path.expanduser('~/tmp'),
        delete=False).name
    p = Popen(SCREENSHOT_UTILITY + " " + filename, shell=True)
    sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
    try:
        return copytokeybase(filename)
    except Exception:
        return filename

def copytokeybase(filename):
    screenshot_path = "/keybase/public/fxdgear/screenshots"
    shutil.copy2(filename, screenshot_path)
    screenshot_url = os.path.join(
        "https://fxdgear.keybase.pub/screenshots",
        os.path.split(filename)[-1]
    )
    return screenshot_url

if __name__ == '__main__':
    screenshot = import_screenshot()
    feed_xclipboard(screenshot)