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+import os
+from PIL import Image
+import glob
+
+def get_latest_screenshot(directory):
+    """ Get the latest screenshot file from the given directory. """
+    list_of_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(directory, '*.jpg')) # You can change the file extension if needed
+    latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getctime)
+    return latest_file
+
+def process_image(image_path):
+    """ Process the image to decide if it's dark or light. """
+    with Image.open(image_path) as img:
+        # Resize image to 2x2
+        img = img.resize((2, 2))
+
+        # Get average color of the pixels
+        average_color = sum(img.getdata(), (0, 0, 0))
+        average_color = [color / 4 for color in average_color]  # Since the image is 2x2
+
+        # Determine if the image is dark or light
+        if sum(average_color) / 3 < 128:  # Average RGB values less than 128 is considered dark
+            return 'closed'
+        else:
+            return 'open'
+
+# Directory where the screenshots are stored
+screenshot_directory = '/var/lib/motion/'
+
+# Get the latest screenshot
+latest_screenshot = get_latest_screenshot(screenshot_directory)
+
+# Process the image and determine hackspace status
+hackspace_status = process_image(latest_screenshot)
+print(f"The hackspace is {hackspace_status}.")
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