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30 Nov 2022
| Library resources | |
|---|---|
| PyPI | https://pypi.org/project/pyperclip/ |
| Github | https://github.com/asweigart/pyperclip |
| Documentation | --- |
Created by Al Sweigart, author of "Automate the boring stuff with Python" Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, by Al Sweigart.md
Getting Started
pip3 install pyperclip
Usage
to use data from clipboard in Python script:
import pyperclip
pyperclip.paste()
to copy back to clipboard:
pyperclip.copy('The text to be copied to the clipboard.')
Resources
other modules:
Clipboard operations in python.
medium.com
Alternative without library
def copy_to_clipboard(text: str):
import subprocess
process = subprocess.Popen("pbcopy", universal_newlines=True, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
process.communicate(text)
return process.returncode == 0