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make a python script that do a google search every time i copy a text
pyperclip
library in Python to detect when you copy a text and then initiate a Google search using the webbrowser
module. Here's an example script that achieves this:import pyperclip
import webbrowser
def google_search(text):
query = text.replace(" ", "+")
url = f"https://www.google.com/search?q={query}"
webbrowser.open(url)
def check_clipboard():
previous_text = pyperclip.paste()
while True:
current_text = pyperclip.paste()
if current_text != previous_text:
google_search(current_text)
previous_text = current_text
if __name__ == "__main__":
check_clipboard()
google_search
function takes in the copied text as an argument, replaces any spaces with "+" (to form a valid URL), and then opens the Google search URL in the default web browser.check_clipboard
function continuously monitors the clipboard for changes in the copied text. If the current text is different from the previous text, it calls the google_search
function with the current text as the argument.if __name__ == "__main__":
block ensures that the check_clipboard
function is executed when the script is run.pyperclip
library using pip install pyperclip
before running the script.Sure! You can use thepyperclip
library in Python to detect when you copy a text and then initiate a Google search using thewebbrowser
module. Here's an example script that achieves this:
Python:import pyperclip import webbrowser def google_search(text): query = text.replace(" ", "+") url = f"https://www.google.com/search?q={query}" webbrowser.open(url) def check_clipboard(): previous_text = pyperclip.paste() while True: current_text = pyperclip.paste() if current_text != previous_text: google_search(current_text) previous_text = current_text if __name__ == "__main__": check_clipboard()
Here's how the code works:
1. Thegoogle_search
function takes in the copied text as an argument, replaces any spaces with "+" (to form a valid URL), and then opens the Google search URL in the default web browser.
2. Thecheck_clipboard
function continuously monitors the clipboard for changes in the copied text. If the current text is different from the previous text, it calls thegoogle_search
function with the current text as the argument.
3. Finally, theif __name__ == "__main__":
block ensures that thecheck_clipboard
function is executed when the script is run.
Make sure to install thepyperclip
library usingpip install pyperclip
before running the script.
Sure! You can modify the script to use Google Chrome as the default web browser by specifying the Chrome executable path. Here's an updated version of the script:make it use google chrome as browser
import pyperclip
import webbrowser
def google_search(text):
query = text.replace(" ", "+")
url = f"https://www.google.com/search?q={query}"
webbrowser.register('chrome', None, webbrowser.BackgroundBrowser("C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe"))
webbrowser.get('chrome').open(url)
def check_clipboard():
previous_text = pyperclip.paste()
while True:
current_text = pyperclip.paste()
if current_text != previous_text:
google_search(current_text)
previous_text = current_text
if __name__ == "__main__":
check_clipboard()
google_search
function remains the same, which forms the Google search URL and opens it in the default browser.check_clipboard
function, we register Google Chrome as the browser by specifying its executable path using webbrowser.register
. Make sure to update the path to the chrome.exe
file on your system.webbrowser.get('chrome').open(url)
line is used to open the URL in Google Chrome.chrome.exe
with the appropriate one for your system.Sure! You can modify the script to use Google Chrome as the default web browser by specifying the Chrome executable path. Here's an updated version of the script:
Python:import pyperclip import webbrowser def google_search(text): query = text.replace(" ", "+") url = f"https://www.google.com/search?q={query}" webbrowser.register('chrome', None, webbrowser.BackgroundBrowser("C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe")) webbrowser.get('chrome').open(url) def check_clipboard(): previous_text = pyperclip.paste() while True: current_text = pyperclip.paste() if current_text != previous_text: google_search(current_text) previous_text = current_text if __name__ == "__main__": check_clipboard()
In this updated version:
1. Thegoogle_search
function remains the same, which forms the Google search URL and opens it in the default browser.
2. In thecheck_clipboard
function, we register Google Chrome as the browser by specifying its executable path usingwebbrowser.register
. Make sure to update the path to thechrome.exe
file on your system.
3. Thewebbrowser.get('chrome').open(url)
line is used to open the URL in Google Chrome.
Make sure you have Google Chrome installed and replace the path tochrome.exe
with the appropriate one for your system.
If you want the script to run only once, you can modify it to stop checking the clipboard after performing a single Google search. Here's an updated version of the script:make it run only once
import pyperclip
import webbrowser
def google_search(text):
query = text.replace(" ", "+")
url = f"https://www.google.com/search?q={query}"
webbrowser.register('chrome', None, webbrowser.BackgroundBrowser("C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe"))
webbrowser.get('chrome').open(url)
def check_clipboard():
current_text = pyperclip.paste()
google_search(current_text)
if __name__ == "__main__":
check_clipboard()
check_clipboard
function is modified to directly call the google_search
function with the current clipboard text.check_clipboard
function is no longer in a loop, so it will perform a single Google search and then exit.check_clipboard
function once.chrome.exe
with the appropriate one for your system.