Sometimes, we want to read text from the clipboard with Python.
In this article, we’ll look at how to read text from the clipboard with Python.
How to read text from the clipboard with Python?
To read text from the clipboard with Python, we can use the pywin32 library.
For instance, we write
pip install pywin32
Then we use it by writing
import win32clipboard
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()
win32clipboard.SetClipboardText('testing 123')
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
data = win32clipboard.GetClipboardData()
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
print(data)
We copy the 'testing 123' string to the clipboard with
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()
win32clipboard.SetClipboardText('testing 123')
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
And then we get the copied value from the clipboard with
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
data = win32clipboard.GetClipboardData()
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
print(data)
Conclusion
To read text from the clipboard with Python, we can use the pywin32 library.
