Re: Copy image to clipboard

Vasilis Vlachoudis <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Mar 2024 10:52:19 +0000
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Thank you Michael,

it works nicely!
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Subject: Re: [Tkinter-discuss] Copy image to clipboard

Hi again,

for the archives, here is a simplified and more generalized example of the
copy_image_to_clipboard() function that works without having to "detour"
with Canvas.postscript():

def copy_image_to_clipboard(filename):
    image_buffer =3D io.BytesIO()

    image =3D Image.open(filename)
    image.save(image_buffer, format=3D"PNG")
    image_buffer.seek(0)

    root.clipboard_clear()
    root.clipboard_append(image_buffer.getvalue(), type=3D"image/png")

This seems to work well here under X11.

Have a nice day,

Michael


On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:29:53 +0100
Michael Lange via Tkinter-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:22:06 +0000
> Vasilis Vlachoudis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I am trying in X11 to copy an image to clipboard but with out success.
> (...)
>
> Hi Vasilis,
>
> sorry for the belated reply.
>
> This is tricky, I tried several suggestions found in the web to no
> avail. Finally for once an AI engine proved useful and provided me with
> an almost working solution which it seems I could fix with a little
> try-and-error :-)
>
> Here's the fixed AI code example:
>
> ##########################################
>
> import tkinter as tk
> from PIL import Image, ImageTk
> import io
>
> root =3D tk.Tk()
> root.geometry("700x500")
> root.title("Copy a Picture from Tkinter Canvas to Clipboard")
> canvas =3D tk.Canvas(root, width=3D400, height=3D400)
> canvas.pack()
>
> image =3D Image.open("image.jpg")
> image_tk =3D ImageTk.PhotoImage(image)
> canvas.create_image(0, 0, anchor=3D"nw", image=3Dimage_tk)
>
> def copy_image_to_clipboard():
>     # Retrieve the image from the canvas
>     canvas_image =3D canvas.postscript()
>
>     # Create an in-memory file-like object
>     image_buffer =3D io.BytesIO()
>
>     # Save the canvas image to the buffer in PNG format
>     image =3D Image.open(io.BytesIO(canvas_image.encode('utf-8')))
>     image.save(image_buffer, format=3D"PNG")
>     image_buffer.seek(0)
>
>     # Copy the image to the clipboard
>     root.clipboard_clear()
>     root.clipboard_append(image_buffer.getvalue(), type=3D"image/png")
>
> copy_button =3D tk.Button(root, text=3D"Copy Image",
> command=3Dcopy_image_to_clipboard) copy_button.pack()
>
> root.mainloop()
>
> ##########################################
>
> The trick is apparently to change format=3D"image/png" (suggested by our
> artificial friend) to type=3D"image/png" in clipboard_append(). With
> format=3D"image/png" when trying to paste the clipboard into lowriter I
> got only a mess of characters.
>
> Have a nice day,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">Hi again,<br>
<br>
for the archives, here is a simplified and more generalized example of the<=
br>
copy_image_to_clipboard() function that works without having to &quot;detou=
r&quot;<br>
with Canvas.postscript():<br>
<br>
def copy_image_to_clipboard(filename):<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image_buffer =3D io.BytesIO()<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image =3D Image.open(filename)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image.save(image_buffer, format=3D&quot;PNG&quot;)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image_buffer.seek(0)<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; root.clipboard_clear()<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; root.clipboard_append(image_buffer.getvalue(), type=3D&q=
uot;image/png&quot;)<br>
<br>
This seems to work well here under X11.<br>
<br>
Have a nice day,<br>
<br>
Michael<br>
<br>
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On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:29:53 +0100<br>
Michael Lange via Tkinter-discuss &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:=
<br>
<br>
&gt; On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:22:06 +0000<br>
&gt; Vasilis Vlachoudis &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Dear all,<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; I am trying in X11 to copy an image to clipboard but with out suc=
cess.<br>
&gt; (...)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi Vasilis,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; sorry for the belated reply.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; This is tricky, I tried several suggestions found in the web to no<br>
&gt; avail. Finally for once an AI engine proved useful and provided me wit=
h<br>
&gt; an almost working solution which it seems I could fix with a little<br=
>
&gt; try-and-error :-)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Here's the fixed AI code example:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; ##########################################<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; import tkinter as tk<br>
&gt; from PIL import Image, ImageTk<br>
&gt; import io<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; root =3D tk.Tk()<br>
&gt; root.geometry(&quot;700x500&quot;)<br>
&gt; root.title(&quot;Copy a Picture from Tkinter Canvas to Clipboard&quot;=
)<br>
&gt; canvas =3D tk.Canvas(root, width=3D400, height=3D400)<br>
&gt; canvas.pack()<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; image =3D Image.open(&quot;image.jpg&quot;)<br>
&gt; image_tk =3D ImageTk.PhotoImage(image)<br>
&gt; canvas.create_image(0, 0, anchor=3D&quot;nw&quot;, image=3Dimage_tk)<b=
r>
&gt;<br>
&gt; def copy_image_to_clipboard():<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # Retrieve the image from the canvas<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; canvas_image =3D canvas.postscript()<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # Create an in-memory file-like object<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image_buffer =3D io.BytesIO()<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # Save the canvas image to the buffer in PNG f=
ormat<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image =3D Image.open(io.BytesIO(canvas_image.e=
ncode('utf-8')))<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image.save(image_buffer, format=3D&quot;PNG&qu=
ot;)<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; image_buffer.seek(0)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # Copy the image to the clipboard<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; root.clipboard_clear()<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; root.clipboard_append(image_buffer.getvalue(),=
 type=3D&quot;image/png&quot;)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; copy_button =3D tk.Button(root, text=3D&quot;Copy Image&quot;,<br>
&gt; command=3Dcopy_image_to_clipboard) copy_button.pack()<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; root.mainloop()<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; ##########################################<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The trick is apparently to change format=3D&quot;image/png&quot; (sugg=
ested by our<br>
&gt; artificial friend) to type=3D&quot;image/png&quot; in clipboard_append=
(). With<br>
&gt; format=3D&quot;image/png&quot; when trying to paste the clipboard into=
 lowriter I<br>
&gt; got only a mess of characters.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Have a nice day,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Michael<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
&gt; Tkinter-discuss mailing list<br>
&gt; [email protected]<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tkinter-discuss">h=
ttps://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tkinter-discuss</a><br>
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