old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python3
  
  from picamera import PiCamera
  import time
  import os
  import delay
  import shutil
  
  
  def setup(camera, resolution=None):
      """Starts preview, sets resolution, sleep allows time for sensor warming"""
  
      camera.start_preview()
      if resolution:
          camera.resolution = (resolution)
      else:
          camera.resolution = (1640, 1232)
      time.sleep(3)
      return camera
  
  
  def shutdown(camera):
      """Stops camera preview"""
  
      camera.stop_preview()
  
      return False
  
  
  def path():
      """Checks for capture directory, creates if needed"""
  
      current = /home/pi/Documents/python/YardCam # os.getcwd()
      destination = current + '/captures'
      if os.path.isdir(destination):
          print('Photos will be placed in {} directory.'.format(destination))
      else:
          os.mkdir(destination)
          print('Created directory {} for image captures.'.format(destination))
  
      return destination
  
  
  def image_name():
      """Parses capture time into image name"""
  
      currtime = delay.now().format('YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss')
      name = 'img-' + currtime + '.jpg'
      destination = path()
      pathname = destination + '/' + name
  
      return pathname
  
  
  def copy_latest(imagename):
      """Copies the image name to latest.jpg"""
  
      name = 'latest' + '.jpg'
      destination = path()
      pathname = destination + '/' + name
      shutil.copy(imagename, pathname)
  
      return True
  
  
  def cap(camera, resolution=(1640, 1232), status=None):
      """Checks for setup, then captures photo"""
  
      if not status:
          status = setup(camera, resolution)
  
      imagename = image_name()
      camera.capture(imagename)
      print('Photo Taken {}.'.format(imagename))
  
      return (status, imagename)
  
  
  def image_size(imagename):
      """Measures size of image in bytes"""
  
      size = os.path.getsize(imagename)
  
      return size
  
  
  def capx(status):
      """use for testing only"""
  
      imagename = image_name()
      print('TEST: Photo Taken {}.'.format(imagename))
  
      status = shutdown(camera)
  
      return True
  
  
  def image_cap_loop(camera):
      """Loop get next event, then wait, capture, repeat"""
  
      wait = delay.next_capture()
      waithours = wait / 60 / 60
      print('Next capture begins in {} hours.'.format(waithours))
      time.sleep(wait)
      images = 18
      status = None
  
      for i in range(images):
          status = cap(camera, status)
          time.sleep(300)
  
      status = shutdown(camera)
  
      return True
  
  
  def main():
  
      camera = PiCamera()
      run = True
      while run:
          run = image_cap_loop(camera)
  
      print("Images captured")
  
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      main()
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python3
  
  from picamera import PiCamera
  import time
  import os
  import delay
  import shutil
  
  
  def setup(camera, resolution=None):
      """Starts preview, sets resolution, sleep allows time for sensor warming"""
  
      camera.start_preview()
      if resolution:
          camera.resolution = (resolution)
      else:
          camera.resolution = (1640, 1232)
      time.sleep(3)
      return camera
  
  
  def shutdown(camera):
      """Stops camera preview"""
  
      camera.stop_preview()
  
      return False
  
  
  def path():
      """Checks for capture directory, creates if needed"""
  
      current = '/home/pi/Documents/python/YardCam' # os.getcwd()
      destination = current + '/captures'
      if os.path.isdir(destination):
          print('Photos will be placed in {} directory.'.format(destination))
      else:
          os.mkdir(destination)
          print('Created directory {} for image captures.'.format(destination))
  
      return destination
  
  
  def image_name():
      """Parses capture time into image name"""
  
      currtime = delay.now().format('YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss')
      name = 'img-' + currtime + '.jpg'
      destination = path()
      pathname = destination + '/' + name
  
      return pathname
  
  
  def copy_latest(imagename):
      """Copies the image name to latest.jpg"""
  
      name = 'latest' + '.jpg'
      destination = path()
      pathname = destination + '/' + name
      shutil.copy(imagename, pathname)
  
      return True
  
  
  def cap(camera, resolution=(1640, 1232), status=None):
      """Checks for setup, then captures photo"""
  
      if not status:
          status = setup(camera, resolution)
  
      imagename = image_name()
      camera.capture(imagename)
      print('Photo Taken {}.'.format(imagename))
  
      return (status, imagename)
  
  
  def image_size(imagename):
      """Measures size of image in bytes"""
  
      size = os.path.getsize(imagename)
  
      return size
  
  
  def capx(status):
      """use for testing only"""
  
      imagename = image_name()
      print('TEST: Photo Taken {}.'.format(imagename))
  
      status = shutdown(camera)
  
      return True
  
  
  def image_cap_loop(camera):
      """Loop get next event, then wait, capture, repeat"""
  
      wait = delay.next_capture()
      waithours = wait / 60 / 60
      print('Next capture begins in {} hours.'.format(waithours))
      time.sleep(wait)
      images = 18
      status = None
  
      for i in range(images):
          status = cap(camera, status)
          time.sleep(300)
  
      status = shutdown(camera)
  
      return True
  
  
  def main():
  
      camera = PiCamera()
      run = True
      while run:
          run = image_cap_loop(camera)
  
      print("Images captured")
  
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      main()
  
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