How to Install `pyperclip` in Python

v1.11.0 General Purpose BSD

A cross-platform clipboard module for Python. (Only handles plain text for now.)

Install pip install pyperclip

What is pyperclip?

A cross-platform clipboard module for Python. (Only handles plain text for now.)

Pyperclip is a cross-platform Python module for copy and paste clipboard functions. It works with Python 2 and 3.

Al Sweigart [email protected] BSD License

>>> import pyperclip >>> pyperclip.copy('The text to be copied to the clipboard.') >>> pyperclip.paste() 'The text to be copied to the clipboard.'

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Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with pyperclip:

import pyperclip

print(pyperclip.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install pyperclip

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install pyperclip

pip3

pip3 install pyperclip

conda

conda install -c conda-forge pyperclip

Poetry

poetry add pyperclip

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import pyperclip; print(pyperclip.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing pyperclip with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyperclip'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install pyperclip. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyperclip' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install pyperclip to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'pyperclip'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show pyperclip and upgrade with pip install --upgrade pyperclip.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install pyperclip. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user pyperclip

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org pyperclip

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`1.11.0` latest	2025-09-26
`1.10.0`	2025-09-18
`1.9.0`	2024-06-18
`1.8.2`	2021-02-21
`1.8.1`	2020-10-11

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage pyperclip

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade pyperclip

Install a specific version

pip install pyperclip==1.11.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall pyperclip

Check what is installed

pip show pyperclip

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install pyperclip in Python