imclab / python-webkit2png

Python script that takes screenshots (browsershots) using webkit

About

*This project is looking for a maintainer - Please contact me if you're interested*

Originally taken from the blog post by Roland Tapken at: http://www.blogs.uni-osnabrueck.de/rotapken/2008/12/03/create-screenshots-of-a-web-page-using-python-and-qtwebkit/

Installation

Ubuntu

• Add following packages: apt-get install python-qt4 libqt4-webkit xvfb
• Install the flash plugin to screenshot Adobe Flash files: apt-get install flashplugin-installer

Automated installation via pip

• Install pip: apt-get install python-pip
• Install webkit2png: pip install webkit2png

Manual installation via Git

• Install git: apt-get install git-core
• Create directory: mkdir python-webkit2png
• Clone the project: git clone https://github.com/adamn/python-webkit2png.git python-webkit2png
• Install with: python python-webkit2png/setup.py install

FreeBSD

• install qt4 webkit: www/py-qt4-webkit, www/qt4-webkit, devel/py-qt4
• install pip: devel/py-pip
• install via: pip install webkit2png

Usage

• On a headless server run: python scripts/webkit2png [options] <URL>
• For help run: python scripts/webkit2png -h