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A cross-platform clipboard module for Python.

Pyperclip is a cross-platform Python module for copy and paste clipboard functions. It works with Python 2 and 3.

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Python script to copy text to clipboard

I just need a python script that copies text to the clipboard. After the script gets executed i need the output of the text to be pasted to another source. Is it possible to write a python script that does this job?
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Pyperclip is giving an error

I use python 2.7. I installed pyperclip using sudo pip install pyperclip and it was installed successfully. Every time I use the following simple code import pyperclip pyperclip.copy('Hello World') message=pyperclip.paste() print (message) I get…
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyperclip'

Similar issues like this have been posted on StackOverflow but I did not find adequate answers to resolve this issue. I'm running Python 3.6.3 on a Windows 7 machine. From IDLE I type the following import stmt and get the subsequent error: >>>…
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Python 3.5 Pyperclip module import failure

Just started learning Python. And i'm having trouble using the Pyperclip module. When I tried to use the pip install pyperclip in the command line, it shows up this error: pip install pyperclip ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax I am running…
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Copying highlighted text to clipboard in Python

I'm a Python newbie trying to work out how to have Python copy whatever text I have highlighted when the program is called. I've looked at the solution posted in this thread: Copy highlighted text to clipboard, then use the clipboard to append it to…
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How do I paste the copied text from keyboard in python

If I execute this code, it works fine. But if I copy something using the keyboard (Ctrl+C), then how can I paste the text present on clipboard in any entry box or text box in python? import pyperclip pyperclip.copy('The text to be copied to the…
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Copy text with newlines to clipboard :Python

I want to copy text with newlines to the clipboard using the following code. import pyperclip numbers='' for i in range(200): numbers = numbers + str(i) + '\n' pyperclip.copy(numbers) After execution the clipboard should…
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Can't import Pyperclip

I am having trouble importing Pyperclip in IDLE. I am running windows 7 (64-bit). I have Python 3.5.2 Installed on: C:\Python\Python35. I opened command prompt and initiated the install by typing pip install pyperclip after changing directory to…
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Copying hyperlinked text to the clipboard in Python pyperclip3

My program needs to copy into the clipboard some text with hyhperlinks, so that the user can later paste the text (with hyperlinks) into an app (e.g. Word, Slack). This functionality works in most apps: for example if I copy a piece of text from a…
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Combining pyperclip copy-to-clipboard with pyautogui paste?

I want to paste some text loaded in from python into a browser field: Any method to load something into the clipboard, which I can then paste using Ctrl+V. Currently I see pyperclip.paste() only paste the text into the console, instead of where I…
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How to copy to clipboard from browser using python 3.10.4 and Ubuntu 22.04?

I have the following code that is automating a process in the browser. At the line pt.click(clicks=3) I can get the text selected in the input box (Chrome). At the line pc.copy() I should copy this text and send it to the variable self.message to be…
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When running headless selenium in cron, got error "Pyperclip could not find a copy/paste mechanism for your system"

I have implemented a selenium script in Python to upload some pictures and content to Facebook, which I named FBUpload.py. When I launch it this way, it works perfectly (in headless mode): Xvfb :10 -ac & python3…
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how to paste in a txt in python

I'm trying to paste in a txt block but I always get an error no matter how hard I try the copy part is already resolved but pasting in a txt not yet import pyperclip with open('conta.txt', 'w+') as f: conteudo = f.write() …
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How to copy typed text from an Entry textbox?

I'm having a slight problem while using python, I want to make a program which can copy a text you've written once you press a button. However, I have been unable to find a way to do it. With pyperclip I have been able to get close but it's not good…
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how do you not print if x is the same?

I'm kind of a newbie in python. I want to create a program that when you copy something to your clipboard, It 'prints' it on the 'app'. It works, but the issue is that every two seconds it displays what you may have copied 2 hours ago. I want it to…
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