Is it possible to write to clipboard with `print` in Python?

Question

I always make these bash commands to adjust files where I have to either: (1) copy from stdout; or (2) create a file to copy from that I will never use again.

Is it possible to use some type of file object that actually dumps the output into the clipboard?

# In Python
with someclipboardfileobject as f:
    for i in range(10):
        print(i, file=f)

# Open up TextEdit
# Paste
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in window `python fle.py | clip` @Lev no, you have to pipe, not redirect — Jean-François Fabre, May 16 '18 at 19:21
why not save the output to a file, and read the file later in your bash script as needed (your option 2), and then delete the temporary file. — Haleemur Ali, May 16 '18 at 19:22
use `f = io.StringIO()` then dump the whole `f.getvalue()` to the clipboard using whatever method in the dupe link — Jean-François Fabre, May 16 '18 at 19:28
@Jean-FrançoisFabre, I'll be honest here, I'm on Ubuntu right now and it's been a year soon that I haven't touched a Mac...busted. — Lev, May 16 '18 at 19:30
@Orka this is too broad / sounds like XY problem, and I've closed as a "composite" duplicate. With all the comments and the links you'll be able to sort this out. — Jean-François Fabre, May 16 '18 at 19:32
I asked to see if there a file object that one could actually write to instead of using a different API like with pyperclip. The io.StringIO() looks like it could work. — O.rka, May 16 '18 at 19:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '18 at 19:24

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There is module called pyperclip you can use it

import pyperclip

copyText = ''
with open("filename.csv") as f:
    copyText += f.read()

pyperclip.copy(copyText)
spam = pyperclip.paste()

answered May 16 '18 at 19:24

Praveen Myakala

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this doesn't answer the "file object" part. – Jean-François Fabre May 16 '18 at 19:33

Is it possible to write to clipboard with `print` in Python?

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