QuickCam and python?

[Andrew Kuchling]

"akhar" <akhar at videotron.ca> writes:
> Is it possible to read direcltly from a quickcam or any other video camera
> from python, and use pil(for example) to stream it? I am still shopping for
> a camera to use for my project if there is one that is better ...

If you're on a Unix platform, it's possible to use the SANE module in
PIL to read from a QuickCam and get an Image object containing the
data, which can then be saved, manipulated, or whatever.

If you're on Windows, I have no clue.  

--amk