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tuir/rtv/clipboard.py
2017-05-03 19:47:24 -06:00

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import os
import sys
import platform
import subprocess
from .exceptions import ProgramError
def _subprocess_copy(text, args_list):
p = subprocess.Popen(args_list, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
p.communicate(input=text.encode('utf-8'))
def copy(text):
"""
Copy text to OS clipboard.
"""
if os.name == 'mac' or platform.system() == 'Darwin':
return copy_osx(text)
elif os.name == 'posix' or platform.system() == 'Linux':
return copy_linux(text)
else:
raise NotImplementedError
def copy_osx(text):
_subprocess_copy(text, ['pbcopy', 'w'])
def copy_linux(text):
def get_command_name():
# Checks for the installation of xsel or xclip
for cmd in ['xsel', 'xclip']:
cmd_exists = subprocess.call(
['which', cmd],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE) is 0
if cmd_exists:
return cmd
return None
cmd_args = {'xsel' : ['xsel', '-b', '-i'],
'xclip' : ['xclip', '-selection', 'c']}
cmd_name = get_command_name()
if cmd_name is None:
raise ProgramError("External copy application not installed")
_subprocess_copy(text, cmd_args.get(cmd_name))