Can python access windows clipboard

[MaHL]

Can I use python to copy something(like a string) to the clipboard, so
that I can paste it somewhere else. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks very much!

 

[Ant]

Can I use python to copy something(like a string) to the clipboard, so
that I can paste it somewhere else. Is there a way to do this?

The following requires Mark Hammond's win32all package (http://
sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/):

import win32clipboard, win32con, random

text = "Some text to stick on the clipboard"

win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
win32clipboard.SetClipboardData(win32con.CF_TEXT, text)
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()

 

[Gabriel Genellina]

Can I use python to copy something(like a string) to the clipboard, so
that I can paste it somewhere else. Is there a way to do this?

Yes, using the pywin32 extensions that you can download from Sourceforge

py> from win32clipboard import *
py> OpenClipboard()
py> EmptyClipboard()
py> SetClipboardText("Hello from Python!")
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py> CloseClipboard()

Ctrl-v: Hello from Python!

 

[Michael Hoffman]

Can I use python to copy something(like a string) to the clipboard, so
that I can paste it somewhere else. Is there a way to do this?

If you're using Cygwin Python you can just open /dev/clipboard and work
on that.

 

[MaHL]

thanks a lot!