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Copy "image" or "text" to Windows system clipboard
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windows_copy_image.py
import io
import win32clipboard
import PIL.Image as Image
def copy_to_clipboard(data: str | Image.Image) -> None:
""" Copy `data` as "image/bmp" or "text/plain" to system clipboard """
if isinstance(data, Image.Image):
fmt = win32clipboard.CF_DIB
with io.BytesIO() as stream:
data.convert('RGB').save(stream, 'BMP')
value = stream.getvalue()[14:]
else:
fmt = win32clipboard.CF_UNICODETEXT
value = str(data)
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()
win32clipboard.SetClipboardData(fmt, value)
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
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