https://github.com/dmasad/pyobjectclipboard

Python hack for copying and pasting objects between sessions
https://github.com/dmasad/pyobjectclipboard

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Python hack for copying and pasting objects between sessions

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dmasad/pyobjectclipboard
• Owner: dmasad
• Created: 2015-12-02T15:46:06.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-12-06T17:41:59.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-16T14:17:20.667Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 2.93 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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# pyObjectClipboard

A very simple hack for copying and pasting Python objects.

It pickles an object and converts the pickled byte data to hexidecimals, then converts the hex to string and pastes it to the clipboard. On the other end, it pastes the hex string from the clipboard, converts it back to byte data, and finally unpickles that.

### Why?

Sometimes you (or at least I) want to be able to transfer Python objects between interpreter sessions. Writing the object to a file in one session and unpickling it in the other session isn't the most convenient thing.

**Warnings:** Copy-pasting data [introduces more opportunity for human error](http://www.businessinsider.com/excel-partly-to-blame-for-trading-loss-2013-2), and you probably should reconsider. This module hasn't been tested much, and might be broken in a way I don't realize. Also, it uses the same clipboard as everything else, so if you copy some data and then cut/copy some text, your data is gone. Basically, be careful. 

### Installing

Tested on Python 3.4, on a Mac. YMMV.

The only external dependency is [pyperclip](https://github.com/asweigart/pyperclip) (which has some external dependencies on Linux). You can download ``pyobjclipboard.py`` and put it in the same directory as your Python sessions, or download the entire repo and install it the usual way:

```

python setup.py install

```

### Example

#### Session 1

```.python

from pyobjclipboard import copy_object

my_data = [0, "One", (2, 3), {"Four": 4}]

copy_object(my_data)

```

#### Session 2

```

from pyobjclipboard import paste_object

my_data = paste_object()

```

### Contributing

Feel free! 

### License

MIT.