How do I copy a string to the clipboard on Windows using Python?

Question

I\'m trying to make a basic Windows application that builds a string out of user input and then adds it to the clipboard. How do I copy a string to the clipboard using Pytho

Answer 1

You can use winclip32 module! install:

pip install winclip32

to copy:

import winclip32
winclip32.set_clipboard_data(winclip32.UNICODE_STD_TEXT, "some text")

to get:

import winclip32
print(winclip32.get_clipboard_data(winclip32.UNICODE_STD_TEXT))

for more informations: https://pypi.org/project/winclip32/