Access primary selection with Python

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Is there a way to copy to \ paste from Linux primary selection in Python?

I need to write a couple of scripts and one of them needs to use the text stored in the Linux primary selection, another one needs to put there some text.

Does [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3902263/how-can-python-access-the-x11-clipboard) answer your question? — Teshan Shanuka J, May 08 '20 at 10:06
quick'n'dirty `subprocess.check_output('xsel -p', shell=True)` — Jan Matějka, Jul 16 '20 at 14:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 16 '20 at 13:17

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Klembord python package does that.

answered Jul 16 '20 at 13:17

hithwen

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Access primary selection with Python

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