How to copy content inside of a txt file to clipboard?

Question

I have a txt file on my Desktop: test.txt. I want to open that txt file and copy everything to the clipboard.

How do I do it?

I figured how to open file and read lines:

path = 'C:\Users\Username\Desktop\test.txt'

fo = open(path, 'r').readlines()

But I can't figure out how to get that data into the clipboard.

Philip I · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-03T22:51:18.830

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You can try using Pyperclip

import pyperclip
fo = open(path, 'r').read()
pyperclip.copy(fo)

If you're on OS X, you can also try this code:

import os 
data = "hello world"
os.system("echo '%s' | pbcopy" % data)

edited Apr 03 '16 at 22:51

answered Apr 03 '16 at 22:11

Philip I

How do I make python to read all content inside of text file and copy it with pyperclip. I know pyperclip can copy whats inside of arguments like this: pyperclip.copy('text') but how do I make it copy whole content from text file? – Towelie Apr 03 '16 at 22:14
@Towelie Did you try like this 'fo = open(path, 'r').read()' – Eric Tsui Apr 03 '16 at 22:24
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read it into a variable and use the variable as an argument: `fo = open(path, 'r').readlines() pyperclicp.copy(fo)` – Philip I Apr 03 '16 at 22:36
I tried that, it gives me error – Towelie Apr 03 '16 at 22:37
feel free to post it – Philip I Apr 03 '16 at 22:38
ctypes.memmove(c_wchar_p(locked_handle), c_wchar_p(text), count * sizeof(c_wchar)) TypeError: unicode string or integer address expected instead of list instance – Towelie Apr 03 '16 at 22:43
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right, use read() instead of readlines() – Philip I Apr 03 '16 at 22:48
It works perfectly now, thanks bro : ) – Towelie Apr 03 '16 at 22:55
I've updated the code in the answer, so you can mark it as solved. – Philip I Apr 03 '16 at 22:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '16 at 22:09

0

use pyperclip. It's crossplatform.

answered Apr 03 '16 at 22:09

strangeqargo

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