asweigart/pyperclip
Python module for cross-platform clipboard functions. observed · 2026-10-08
Health v2 · maintenance only
48/100
- Activity 36
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5607
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 389
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1842 stars · 222 forks observed · 2026-10-08
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Pyperclip is a cross-platform Python library for copying and pasting plaintext to and from the system clipboard. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, using native OS tools like pbcopy/pbpaste and xclip/xsel where needed.
Use cases
- copy text to the clipboard from a python script
- paste clipboard contents into a python program
- automate copy-paste workflows across windows mac and linux
- build a clipboard manager in python
- share text between applications programmatically
When to choose
- you need simple plaintext clipboard access in Python across platforms
- you want a lightweight dependency-free solution on Windows
- you are automating scripts that interact with the clipboard
When to avoid
- you need to copy images, files, or rich text formats
- you need clipboard access from a non-Python language
- you need clipboard history or monitoring features
Facets
library · maturity stable
developer-tools workflow-automation developer-tools cross-platform windows python cross-platform clipboard copy-paste plaintext automation macos linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/asweigart/pyperclip · fetched 2026-10-08 · 078f33afc6f2
- homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyperclip · fetched 2026-08-29 · 34cf021dd20e
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pyperclip/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · afa31020e509
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| asweigart/pyperclip | main | 48 |
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