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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 Despite its name, the project's own README suggests that its functionality is largely superseded by 'pyperclip'. It is an older library, with its last PyPI release in 2014, and is no longer actively maintained.

pip install clipboard

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · CLIPBOARD

clipboard

env0.0.4

Install

2.6s avg

Import

44ms

Disk

17MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.0.4 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.041s · 19.3MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 2.6s · import 0.047s · 20MB

17MB installed

● package 17MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

copy

✓ import clipboard clipboard.copy('text')

✗ from clipboard import copy

The library exposes functions directly under the 'clipboard' module, not as individual top-level imports.

paste

✓ import clipboard text = clipboard.paste()

✗ from clipboard import paste

The library exposes functions directly under the 'clipboard' module, not as individual top-level imports.

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}')

Debug

Known issues

breakingThis 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()`).

affects: All versions (0.0.1 - 0.0.4)

gotchaThe '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.

affects: 0.0.1 - 0.0.4, especially with Python > 3.3 or recent OS versions

gotchaThis 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.

affects: All versions (0.0.1 - 0.0.4)

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0.0.4latest on PyPI · released May 22, 2014

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