pyperclip has no attribute copy

Question

When i run this code

import pyperclip
pyperclip.copy('German')
pyperclip.paste()

I get the error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Windows/System32/pyperclip.py", line 1, in <module>
    import pyperclip
  File "C:/Windows/System32\pyperclip.py", line 2, in <module>
    pyperclip.copy('German')
AttributeError: module 'pyperclip' has no attribute 'copy'

I have installed pyperclip using pip I have tried reinstalling Pyperclip but it does nothing.

You've named your own script `pyperclip.py`, so *that* is what you're importing. Also, why on earth are your scripts in `System32`? — jonrsharpe, Oct 26 '15 at 08:13

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '15 at 08:17

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You called your module pyperclip by naming your file pyperclip.py. Therefore, your import pyperclip is actually a recursive import (importing your own module) and will not work.

To avoid this, just don't name your module the same as a library you use.

answered Oct 26 '15 at 08:17

nneonneo

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 11 '17 at 21:20

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instead of pyperclip I have decided to use os:

os.system("echo '%s' | pbcopy" % STRING_NAME_HERE

edited Dec 11 '17 at 21:20

CDspace

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answered Dec 11 '17 at 19:20

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I have used different function and tried to overpass it – Mateusz k Dec 11 '17 at 20:19
It’s worth noting that pbcopy is macOS-specific and wouldn’t work on e.g. Windows (which is what the poster is using). – nneonneo Aug 10 '20 at 16:34

abdulazizalmass · Answer 3 · 2022-10-06T11:00:05.020

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I recommend start reading @nneonneo answer first and if the below solutions did not fix the problem, try this one:

In the same directory I noticed that I have paperclip.py file. I just renamed it and it stopped showing circular import error

edited Oct 06 '22 at 11:00

answered Oct 06 '22 at 10:55

abdulazizalmass

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 17 '20 at 12:03

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Firstly, Have you install pyper clip module or not. if you have not install pyperclip module then it will not work

answered Jun 17 '20 at 12:03

amrit shahi

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this should be a comment not an answer – Arghya Sadhu Jun 17 '20 at 12:40

pyperclip has no attribute copy

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