Getting Images from the Clipboard

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Getting Images from the Clipboard

This example shows you how to get an image from the clipboard and display it in a PictureBox. When you run the code, you'll see a form that displays whatever image you currently have on the clipboard, along with its dimensions (displayed in the status bar at the bottom).

There is a callback on the form's Activate event, which updates the PictureBox whenever the form reacquires focus.

This code includes a conditional at the top that allows it to work with Python.NET.

import sys
if sys.platform != 'cli':
    import pythoncom
    pythoncom.CoInitialize()

import clr
clr.AddReference('System.Windows.Forms')
from System.Windows.Forms import (Clipboard, Form, StatusBar, DockStyle,
                                  PictureBox)

f = Form()
f.Text = "Clipboard Image Example"

pb = PictureBox()

sb = StatusBar()

# Layout:
pb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
sb.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom
f.Controls.Add(pb)
f.Controls.Add(sb)

# Event handling:
def OnActivated(sender, args):
    if Clipboard.ContainsImage():
        img = Clipboard.GetImage()
        pb.Image = img

        sb.Text = '(%s x %s)' % (img.Width, img.Height)
f.Activated += OnActivated

f.ShowDialog()

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