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tuir/rtv/clipboard.py
Michael Lazar 1c66c5662f Fixed tests
2017-05-10 21:40:40 -07:00

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals
import sys
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 sys.platform == 'darwin':
copy_osx(text)
else:
# For Linux, BSD, cygwin, etc.
copy_linux(text)
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) == 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 found")
_subprocess_copy(text, cmd_args.get(cmd_name))