GIMP plugin in Python for copying current selection coordinates to clipboard

copy-selection-coordinates.py

#!/usr/bin/python
from gimpfu import *
import os

def plugin_main(timg, tdrawable):
    non_empty, x1, y1, x2, y2 = pdb.gimp_selection_bounds(timg)
    if (non_empty):
        os.system('echo {}, {}, {}, {} | xsel --clipboard'.format(x1, y1, x2 - x1, y2 - y1))
    else:
        os.system('echo "no selection" | xsel --clipboard')
 
register(
        "copy_selection_coordinates",
        "Copies active selection coordinates to clipboard in x,y,w,h form",
        "Copies active selection coordinates to clipboard in x,y,w,h form",
        "Diego F. Goberna",
        "Diego F. Goberna",
        "2017",
        "<Image>/Edit/Copy _selection coordinates",
        "RGB*, GRAY*, INDEXED*",
        [],
        [],
        plugin_main)
 
main()