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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions Tests/test_imagegrab.py
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Expand Up @@ -64,9 +64,13 @@ def test_grabclipboard(self):
)
p.communicate()
else:
with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError) as e:
ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
assert str(e.value) == "ImageGrab.grabclipboard() is macOS and Windows only"
if not shutil.which("wl-paste"):
with pytest.raises(
NotImplementedError,
match="wl-paste or xclip is required for"
r" ImageGrab.grabclipboard\(\) on Linux",
):
ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
return

ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
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16 changes: 15 additions & 1 deletion src/PIL/ImageGrab.py
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Expand Up @@ -132,4 +132,18 @@ def grabclipboard():
return BmpImagePlugin.DibImageFile(data)
return None
else:
raise NotImplementedError("ImageGrab.grabclipboard() is macOS and Windows only")
if shutil.which("wl-paste"):
args = ["wl-paste"]
elif shutil.which("xclip"):
args = ["xclip", "-selection", "clipboard", "-t", "image/png", "-o"]
else:
raise NotImplementedError(
"wl-paste or xclip is required for ImageGrab.grabclipboard() on Linux"
)
fh, filepath = tempfile.mkstemp()
subprocess.call(args, stdout=fh)
os.close(fh)
im = Image.open(filepath)
im.load()
os.unlink(filepath)
return im