Catching CTRL+C to copy to clipboard?

wxPython Users
#1

Hello,

I can’t find what event to catch when the user type CTRL+C, ie. copy the selected text into the clipboard, in addition to catching the Esc key to close the application.

class MyPanel(wx.Panel):
  def __init__(self, parent):
    super().__init__(parent)

    #catch Esc key to close app
    self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHAR_HOOK, self.OnKeyUP)
    
    self.text = wx.TextCtrl ( self, value = "blah\r\nblah", style = wx.TE_READONLY | wx.TE_MULTILINE)

    #How to get clipboard contents?
    #NOTHING self.text.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_COPY, self.onCopy)
    #NOTHING self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_COPY, self.onCopy)
    #BAD text.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_COPY, self.onCopy)
    
    main_sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
    main_sizer.Add(self.text, proportion=1, flag=wx.ALL | wx.CENTER | wx.EXPAND, border=5)
    self.SetSizer(main_sizer)

  def onCopy(self, evt):
      print("COPY")
      # Read some text
      text_data = wx.TextDataObject()
      if wx.TheClipboard.Open():
          success = wx.TheClipboard.GetData(text_data)
          wx.TheClipboard.Close()
      if success:
          print(text_data.GetText())

  #What about using a single function to catch CTRL+C and ESc?
  def OnKeyUP(self, event):
    keyCode = event.GetKeyCode()
    if keyCode == wx.WXK_ESCAPE:
        #NOTHING self.Close()
        #NOT RECOMMENDED sys.exit(0)
        self.GetParent().Destroy()
    #event.Skip()

Thank you.

#2

filter event, step1 of event processing ? :ghost:

#3

This works:

def OnKeyUP(self, event):
  keyCode = event.GetKeyCode()
  if keyCode == wx.WXK_ESCAPE:
      #NOTHING self.Close()
      #NOT RECOMMENDED sys.exit(0)
      self.GetParent().Destroy()
      
  #ord() returns integer representing Unicode character
  if keyCode in (ord('C'), ord('c')):
    if wx.GetKeyState(wx.WXK_CONTROL):
      print("Found !!")
      self.text.Copy()
      #BAD print("Copied:" + self.text.Paste())
      print("Copied: " + self.text.GetStringSelection())

  event.Skip()