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The Python code uses pyperclip module to get user data from clipboard.
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import pyperclip,sys,json | |
from os import path | |
""" | |
To install pyperclip use the following command: | |
pip install pyperclip | |
The code takes description from runtime variables | |
using sys module and paste the clipboard information | |
into a json file as key value pairs. | |
key=description, value=data in clipboard. | |
""" | |
if len(sys.argv)<2: | |
print ("Usage: python copyData.py [description]") | |
sys.exit() | |
descr=sys.argv[1] | |
filePath="/files/copyData.json" | |
fileExists=path.isfile(filePath) | |
# Empty dictionary. | |
clipboarddata={} | |
outfile=None | |
""" | |
If file exists | |
read JSON data, | |
convert JSON data into dictionary, | |
add new key value pair, convert | |
dictionary back to JSON data and | |
write to file. | |
Else | |
write to file. | |
""" | |
if fileExists: | |
outfile=open(filePath,'r+') | |
data=outfile.read() | |
clipboarddata=json.loads(data) | |
outfile.close() | |
outfile=open(filePath,'w+') | |
clipboarddata[descr]=pyperclip.paste() | |
outfile.write(json.dumps(clipboarddata)) | |
outfile.close() |
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