while0pass · August 29, 2015 14:24 · Apr 17, 2013
diff --git a/clip_magic.py b/clip_magic.py
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+"""
+Add copy to clipboard from IPython!
+To install, just copy it to your profile/startup directory, typically:
+
+    ~/.ipython/profile_default/startup/
+
+Example usage:
+
+    %clip hello world
+    # will store "hello world"
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    %clip a
+    # will store "[1, 2, 3]"
+
+You can also use it with cell magic
+
+    In [1]: %%clip
+       ...: Even multi
+       ...: lines
+       ...: work!
+       ...:
+
+If you don't have a variable named 'clip' you can rely on automagic:
+
+    clip hey man
+    a = [1, 2, 3]
+    clip a
+
+"""
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    from AppKit import NSPasteboard, NSArray
+elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
+    from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+else:
+    raise ImportError("Clip magic only works on osx or linux!")
+
+from IPython.core.magic import register_line_cell_magic
+
+def _copy_to_clipboard(arg):
+    arg = str(globals().get(arg) or arg)
+
+    if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+        pb = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard()
+        pb.clearContents()
+        a = NSArray.arrayWithObject_(arg)
+        pb.writeObjects_(a)
+    elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
+        p = Popen(['xsel', '-pi'], stdin=PIPE)
+        p.communicate(input=arg)
+
+    print 'Copied to clipboard!'
+
+
+@register_line_cell_magic
+def clip(line, cell=None):
+    if line and cell:
+        cell = '\n'.join((line, cell))
+
+    _copy_to_clipboard(cell or line)
+
+# We delete it to avoid name conflicts for automagic to work
+del clip