this sucks real bad

screenshot.py

#!/bin/python
import ftplib
import os
import random
import string
import subprocess
import time

# stuff to change
ftp_host = "examples.com"
ftp_port = 21
ftp_user = "exampleuser"
ftp_pass = "very-strong-password"
ftp_upload_to_folder = "/where/to/upload"
destination_url = "https://example.com/where/to/upload/"
upload_image_name_length = 4 # make a random name with this length

# Why isn't it easy to just play a sound in python
# Scrot's terrible too
# it's probably faster to write a sharex clone in cpp instead of spending the time I spent trying to simply play a fucking sound
# I hate python

# you need xclip & libnotify or something idfk

temp_image = "/tmp/screenshotimg.png"

def copy_to_clipboard(contents):
    copy = os.popen("echo \"" + contents + "\" | xclip -selection clipboard")

def send_notification(notification):
    subprocess.Popen(['notify-send', notification])

# delete temp image
if os.path.isfile(temp_image):
    os.remove(temp_image)

# make sure we end with a /
if not destination_url.endswith("/"):
    destination_url += "/"

# wait a second so releasing keys won't break it
time.sleep(1)

# take screenshot
send_notification("Take screenshot of area...")
scrot = os.popen('scrot -s ' + temp_image)
result = scrot.read() # wait for scrot to finish

if not os.path.isfile(temp_image):
    send_notification("Screenshot cancelled")
else:
    send_notification("Screenshot taken! Uploading...")
    # make new ftp session
    ftpsession = ftplib.FTP()
    # connect
    ftpsession.connect(ftp_host, ftp_port)
    # login
    ftpsession.login(ftp_user, ftp_pass)
    # move to folder
    ftpsession.cwd(ftp_upload_to_folder)

    # grab our image
    screenshot = open(temp_image, 'rb')

    new_image_name = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=upload_image_name_length)) + ".png"
    # throw image onto server
    ftpsession.storbinary("STOR " + new_image_name, screenshot)

    screenshot.close()
    ftpsession.quit()

    # copy and tell us about it
    image_destination = destination_url + new_image_name
    copy_to_clipboard(image_destination)
    send_notification("Copied to clipboard\n" + image_destination)