Added Python sample

Python/License.txt

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+This software is provided under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 TechSmith Corporation
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Python/basicimagecapture.py

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+import datetime
+import os
+
+"""
+This is a sample Python script that demonstrates how to
+perform a Snagit COM image capture and save it to a file.
+
+Support e-mail: [email protected]
+This software is provided under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+Copyright (c) 2023 TechSmith Corporation
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+publish, distribute, sub-license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+   or substantial portions of the Software.
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+   INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+   PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+   FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+   ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+"""
+from snagitenums import *
+
+import win32com.client
+
+
+class SnagItCapture:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.snagit = None
+        self.current_time_stamp = None
+
+    def setup_snagit_for_capture(self):
+        self.snagit = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch("SNAGIT.ImageCapture.1")
+        # print(win32com.__gen_path__) # Print path to win32 type library file generated by make.py
+        self.snagit.Input = siiRegion
+        self.snagit.Output = sioFile
+        self.snagit.EnablePreviewWindow = False
+        self.snagit.UseMagnifierWindow = False
+        self.snagit.OutputImageFile.FileType = siftPNG
+        self.snagit.IncludeCursor = False
+
+    def set_screen_location(self):
+        self.snagit.InputRegionOptions.SelectionMethod = srsmFixed
+        self.snagit.InputRegionOptions.UseStartPosition = True
+        self.snagit.InputRegionOptions.StartX = 538
+        self.snagit.InputRegionOptions.StartY = 433
+        self.snagit.InputRegionOptions.Height = 750
+        self.snagit.InputRegionOptions.Width = 1017
+
+    def set_file_options(self):
+        self.snagit.OutputImageFile.FileNamingMethod = sofnmFixed
+        # You must set the directory here, and not part of the filename, or you will get an exception
+        self.snagit.OutputImageFile.Directory = os.getcwd()
+        self.current_time_stamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H_%M_%S")
+        self.snagit.OutputImageFile.Filename = self.current_time_stamp
+
+
+def main():
+    snagitcapture = SnagItCapture()
+    snagitcapture.setup_snagit_for_capture()
+    snagitcapture.set_screen_location()
+    snagitcapture.set_file_options()
+    snagitcapture.snagit.Capture()
+    os.startfile(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), snagitcapture.current_time_stamp + ".png"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

Python/requirements.txt

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+pywin32>=305

Python/snagitenums.py

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+# enum snagAutoScrollMethod
+sasmNone = 0
+sasmVertical = 1
+sasmHorizontal = 2
+sasmBoth = 3
+
+# enum snagAutoScrollStartingPosition
+sasspCurrent = 0
+sasspTop = 1
+sasspLeft = 2
+sasspTopLeft = 3
+
+# enum snagCaptionTextStyle
+sctsNormal = 0
+sctsDropShadow = 1
+sctsOutlinedShadow = 2
+
+# enum snagCaptureState
+scsIdle = 0
+scsCaptureSucceeded = 10
+scsCaptureFailed = 11
+scsBusy = 12
+
+# enum snagColorConversionMethod
+sccmNone = 0
+sccmMonochrome = 1
+sccmHalftone = 2
+sccmGrayscale = 3
+
+# enum snagColorSubMethod
+scsmNone = 0
+scsmInvert = 1
+scsmCustom = 2
+
+# enum snagCompassDirection
+scdNorth = 0
+scdNorthEast = 1
+scdEast = 2
+scdSouthEast = 3
+scdSouth = 4
+scdSouthWest = 5
+scdWest = 6
+scdNorthWest = 7
+
+# enum snagErro
+serrUnknown = -1
+serrNone = 0
+serrSnagItExpired = 1
+serrInvalidInput = 2
+serrInvalidOutput = 3
+serrEngineBusy = 4
+serrInvalidScrollDelay = 5
+serrInvalidDelay = 6
+serrInvalidColorEffectValue = 7
+serrInvalidFileProgressiveValue = 8
+serrInvalidFileQualityValue = 9
+serrInvalidFileDirectory = 10
+serrInvalidColorConversionValue = 11
+serrInvalidImageResolution = 12
+
+# enum snagHotspotType
+shtUnknown = -1
+shtNone = 0
+shtLinksOnly = 1
+shtLinksAndControls = 2
+
+# enum snagImageColorDepth
+sicdAuto = 0
+sicd1Bit = 1
+sicd2Bit = 2
+sicd3Bit = 3
+sicd4Bit = 4
+sicd5Bit = 5
+sicd6Bit = 6
+sicd7Bit = 7
+sicd8Bit = 8
+sicd16Bit = 16
+sicd24Bit = 24
+sicd32Bit = 32
+
+# enum snagImageFileSubType
+sifstUnknown = -1
+sifstBMP_Uncompressed = 0x1
+sifstBMP_RLE = 0x2
+sifstGIF_NonInterlaced = 0x4
+sifstGIF_Interlaced = 0x8
+sifstJFIF_444 = 0x10
+sifstJFIF_422 = 0x20
+sifstJFIF_411 = 0x40
+sifstJFIF_444_Progressive = 0x80
+sifstJFIF_422_Progressive = 0x100
+sifstJFIF_411_Progressive = 0x200
+sifstJFIF_Gray = 0x400
+sifstJFIF_Gray_Progressive = 0x800
+sifstCCITT = 0x1000
+sifstCCITT_Group3_1Dimension = 0x2000
+sifstCCITT_Group3_2Dimension = 0x4000
+sifstCCITT_Group4 = 0x8000
+sifstTIF_Uncompressed = 0x10000
+sifstTIF_PackBits = 0x20000
+sifstTIF_LZW = 0x40000
+sifstJTIF_Gray = 0x80000
+sifstTIF_CMYK = 0x100000
+sifstTIF_YCC = 0x200000
+sifstTIF_PACK_CMYK = 0x400000
+sifstTIF_PACK_YCC = 0x800000
+sifstTIF_LZW_CMYK = 0x1000000
+sifstTIF_LZW_YCC = 0x2000000
+sifstJTIF_444 = 0x4000000
+sifstJTIF_422 = 0x8000000
+sifstJTIF_411 = 0x10000000
+
+# enum snagImageFileType
+siftUnknown = -1
+siftBMP = 0
+siftTIFF = 2
+siftJPEG = 3
+siftGIF = 4
+siftPNG = 5
+siftTGA = 6
+siftRAS = 7
+siftWMF = 9
+siftEPS = 11
+siftOS2 = 17
+siftWFX = 18
+siftEMF = 19
+siftWPG = 20
+siftPSD = 21
+siftICO = 22
+siftCUR = 23
+siftPDF = 24
+siftSNAG = 25
+siftSWF = 26
+siftMHT = 27
+
+# enum snagImageInput
+siiDesktop = 0
+siiWindow = 1
+siiRegion = 4
+siiGraphicFile = 6
+siiClipboard = 7
+siiMenu = 9
+siiObject = 10
+siiFreehand = 12
+siiCustomScroll = 18
+siiTWAIN = 19
+siiExtendedWindow = 23
+siiCapture = 25
+
+# enum snagImageOutput
+sioNone = 0
+sioPrinter = 1
+sioFile = 2
+sioClipboard = 4
+sioMail = 8
+sioFTP = 32
+
+# enum snagImageScaleBy
+sisbFactor = 0
+sisbWidthAndHeight = 1
+sisbWidth = 2
+sisbHeight = 3
+
+# enum snagImageScaleMethod
+sismCustom = 0
+sismPercentage = 1
+sismNone = 2
+
+# enum snagNotificationType
+sntNone = 0
+sntInformation = 1
+sntErrors = 2
+sntAll = 3
+
+# enum snagOuputFileNamingMethod
+sofnmPrompt = 0
+sofnmFixed = 1
+sofnmAuto = 2
+
+# enum snagPlacement
+spUnknown = -1
+spLeftTop = 0
+spRightTop = 1
+spLeftBottom = 2
+spRightBottom = 3
+spCenterMiddle = 4
+spCenterTop = 5
+spLeftMiddle = 6
+spRightMiddle = 7
+spCenterBottom = 8
+spOutsideTop = 9
+spOutsideLeft = 10
+spOutsideBottom = 11
+spOutsideRight = 12
+
+# enum snagPrintScale
+spsSinglePage = 0
+spsPercentScale = 1
+spsProportionalToScreen = 2
+spsFixedSize = 3
+spsSinglePageMaximize = 4
+spsAutoScale = 5
+
+# enum snagRecorderError
+srErrNone = 0
+srErrInitRecorderFailed = 1
+srErrInitEncoderFailed = 2
+srErrRecorderThrownCode = 3
+srErrEncoderThrownCode = 4
+srErrStarting = 5
+srErrPausing = 6
+srErrResuming = 7
+srErrStopping = 8
+srErrDiskSpaceLow = 9
+srErrInvalidRecordingRect = 10
+srErrSystemAudioNotAvailable = 11
+srErrUnknown = 99
+
+# enum snagRecorderState
+srStateInitialized = -1
+srStateCounting = 0
+srStateRecording = 1
+srStatePausing = 2
+srStateStopping = 3
+srReselecting = 4
+
+# enum snagRegionSelectionMethod
+srsmInteractive = 0
+srsmFixed = 1
+
+# enum snagTimeDateOrder
+stdoTimeThenDate = 0
+stdoTimeOnly = 1
+stdoDateThenTime = 2
+stdoDateOnly = 3
+
+# enum snagTrimMethod
+stmNone = 0
+stmManual = 1
+stmAuto = 2
+
+# enum snagVideoFileType
+svftUnknown = -1
+svftMP4 = 0
+
+# enum snagVideoInput
+sviWindow = 1
+sviRegion = 4
+sviCapture = 25
+
+# enum snagVideoOutput
+svoNone = 0
+svoFile = 2
+svoFTP = 32
+
+# enum snagWindowSelectionMethod
+swsmInteractive = 0
+swsmActive = 1
+swsmHandle = 2
+swsmPoint = 3

README.md

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 * C/C++
 * Visual Basic
 * Fox Pro 9
+* Python
 * Ruby
 * VBScript
 
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 to interactively select) and send the video to Snagit Editor. It is set up
 to include the cursor in the recording, and record for 10 seconds.
 
+**[Python Image Capture Sample](Python/basicimagecapture.py) ( Python\basicimagecapture.py )**
+
+This is a sample Python script that demonstrates how to
+perform a Snagit COM image capture and save it to a file.
+It will default to the PNG file type. 
+
 **[Ruby Image Capture Sample](Ruby/ImageCaptureRubyScript.rb) ( Ruby\ImageCaptureRubyScript.rb )**
 
 This is a sample Ruby script that demonstrates how to