A python interface for V4L2 webcam

By using the webcam module, you can interact with a webcam device.

from webcam import WebCam

# open and set /dev/video0
camera = WebCam(0)
camera.open()

# capture a frame of picture and save it
content = camera.capture()
content.save("image.png")

camera.close()

You also have access to some controls like brightness, contrast and so on.

print(camera.controls["brightness"])
camera.controls["contrast"] += 1

example.py provide a GUI to view pictures captured by webcam.