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[Python Copy Text to Clipboard] Copy Text to the Linux / X Clipboard. #tags: linux, python

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Python Copy Text to Clipboard (Linux).md

Copy Text to the Linux / X Clipboard

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE

def copy_clipboard(msg):
    ''' Copy `msg` to the clipboard '''
    with Popen(['xclip','-selection', 'clipboard'], stdin=PIPE) as pipe:
        pipe.communicate(input=msg.encode('utf-8'))

# Copy some text to the clipboard
copy_clipboard('This is a test')