randShot.py

from tkinter import *
import tkinter.messagebox
import webbrowser
import random
import string
import keyboard
import time
import tkinter as tk

window = Tk()
window.title('Random LightShot')
window.geometry('300x80')

def get_random_string(size=2, chars=string.ascii_lowercase):	#define function to create random sting
	return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for i in range(size))	#return the string	

def openlink():
	keyboard.press_and_release('alt+tab')	#focus back on browser window
	time.sleep(.5)
	keyboard.press_and_release('ctrl+w')	#close the previous browser tab (works with Edge)
	two_letters = get_random_string(2)		#get string of 2 letters
	numbers = str(format(random.randint(0,9999), '04d'))	#generate string of digits 0000-9999
	mylink = ["http://prnt.sc/", two_letters, numbers]	
	global full_link			#makes it possible to pull full_link outside this function
	full_link = ''.join(mylink)		#combining the list to create a link
	webbrowser.open(full_link)		#open the link in the browser
	print(full_link)		#print the link in the command line (history)

def close_win(popupwin):	#define a function to close the popup window
   popupwin.destroy()
def insert_val(e):
   e.insert(0, "Hello World!")
    
def savelink():			#saves the current link to .txt file
	fin = open("Saved_Links.txt", "a")  #open .txt file 

	popupwin = Tk()	#open new window asking for user input
	popupwin.geometry("250x60")
	popupwin.title("Add comment")


	### need to use .get method to pass the user input to the variable
	comment = Entry(popupwin, width=30) #create an entry widget
	comment = comment.pack()
	
	#comment = str(comment)	#turn Entry into string

	###Add button that passes the users entry to the comment variable

	###Make so the comment gets saved after the window gets closed

		###tkinter.messagebox.showinfo("Link saved", "Link succefully saved to Saved_Links.txt")	### Popup with text input window - 'Add note to the link' - save in file along the link
	popupwin.mainloop()
	 
	fin.write(full_link + comment + "\n")	#pass input to the file
	fin.close()						#close the .txt file

btnopenlink = Button(window,text="Open Random LightShot screenshot!", width=30,height=2,command=openlink).pack()

btnsavelink = Button(window,text="Save current link", width=25,height=1,command=savelink)
btnsavelink.place(relx=0.5, y=60, anchor=CENTER)

window.mainloop()