As of the latest Pillow version (9.1.0), the grab() function to get a screenshot only works on X11 and not Wayland. When I disable Wayland, it works fine. How can I get screenshot on Wayland with pure Python? Ideally the solution doesn't involve relying on other libraries. Is this even possible for an app to get a full screenshot (including the windows of other apps) given Wayland's security model? Using scrot to get a screenshot results in a completely black image (similar to the issue here). However, gnome-screenshot works just fine so I know this is possible. Continue reading...
