Python website screenshots

Generate website screenshots with Python and Django

Sample code to generate a render link for a website screenshot using Python.

# PyPi package coming soon!
#!/usr/bin/python
 
import hmac
from hashlib import sha256
 
try:
  from urllib import urlencode
except ImportError:
  from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
def urlbox(args):
  apiKey = "xxx-xxx"
  apiSecret = "xxx-xxx"
  queryString = urlencode(args, True)
  hmacToken = hmac.new(str.encode(apiSecret), str.encode(queryString), sha256)
  token = hmacToken.hexdigest().rstrip('\n')
  return "https://api.urlbox.io/v1/%s/%s/png?%s" % (apiKey, token, queryString)
 
argsDict = {'url' : "twitter.com", 'thumb_width': 400}
print(urlbox (argsDict))

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