Clipboard

0.0.4 · abandoned · verified Tue Apr 14

The 'clipboard' library (terryyin/clipboard) is a Python module designed for cross-platform clipboard operations across Windows, Mac, and Linux. Despite its name, the project's own README suggests that its functionality is largely superseded by 'pyperclip'. It is an older library, with its last PyPI release in 2014, and is no longer actively maintained.

Warnings

breaking This library is effectively abandoned. Its last release was in 2014, and the GitHub repository itself explicitly states that 'everything is included in pyperclip already'. It is highly recommended to use 'pyperclip' instead for active development and maintenance.
Fix: Migrate to the 'pyperclip' library. Install with `pip install pyperclip` and update imports/function calls accordingly (e.g., `pyperclip.copy()`, `pyperclip.paste()`).
gotcha The 'clipboard' library (terryyin/clipboard) has not seen updates for many years. It may have compatibility issues with newer Python versions (beyond Python 3.3, which it officially supported at release) and modern operating system clipboard mechanisms.
Fix: Use a currently maintained clipboard library like 'pyperclip' which actively addresses compatibility across Python versions and operating systems.
gotcha This library may only reliably handle plain text. More advanced clipboard operations, such as handling rich text (HTML, RTF) or images, are unlikely to be supported by this older, unmaintained library.
Fix: For rich text or image handling, consider alternative libraries like 'pyclip' (which supports binary data) or platform-specific solutions.

Install

pip install clipboard Install stable version

Imports

copy
wrong:
```
from clipboard import copy
```
correct:
```
import clipboard
clipboard.copy('text')
```
The library exposes functions directly under the 'clipboard' module, not as individual top-level imports.
paste
wrong:
```
from clipboard import paste
```
correct:
```
import clipboard
text = clipboard.paste()
```
The library exposes functions directly under the 'clipboard' module, not as individual top-level imports.

Quickstart

Demonstrates basic copy and paste operations using the 'clipboard' library.

import clipboard

# Copy text to the clipboard
clipboard.copy('Hello, world!')
print('Text copied to clipboard.')

# Paste text from the clipboard
pasted_text = clipboard.paste()
print(f'Text pasted from clipboard: {pasted_text}')

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