There are several Python packages by which we can get and set the system clipboard.
Tkinter#
Use tkinter to get clipboard text.
import tkinter as tk
root = tk.TK()
root.withdraw() # keep the window from showing
print(root.clipboard_get())
pywin32#
Use pywin32. It provides the win32clipboard module.
import win32clipboard
# set the clipboard
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()
win32clipboard.SetClipboardText('just for a test')
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
# get the clipboard text
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
data = win32clipboard.GetClipboardData()
print(data)
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
pyperclip#
Use pyperclip.
import pyperclip
# set the clipboard
pyperclip.copy('some text')
# get the clipboard
pyperclip.paste()