clipboard.py

try:
    # Python2
    from Tkinter import Tk
except ImportError:
    # Python3
    from tkinter import Tk


def setClipboard(text):

	root = Tk()
	root.withdraw() # keep the window from showing
	root.clipboard_clear()
	root.clipboard_append(text)
	root.destroy()


def getClipboard():

	root = Tk()
	root.withdraw()
	text = root.clipboard_get()
	root.destroy()
	return text


#import sys
#print(sys.version)

setClipboard('Hello World!')
print(getClipboard())