Redefining "\n"

[Robert Amesz]

Dale Strickland-Clark wrote:

> When preparing strings for the Windows clipboard, I need \x0d\x0a for
> a newline which is a bit cumbersome to insert all over the place.
> 
> It would be neat if I could make "\n" insert some other sequence.

Uh, how about

   data = data.replace("\n", "\r\n")

before sending it to the clipboard?


Probably the best thing is to put everything in a function (caution - 
untested code):

def SetClipboardText(data):
    data = str(data)  # A precaution

    if wxPlatform == '__WXMSW__':
        data = data.replace("\n", "\r\n")

    dataobject = wxTextDataObject()
    dataobject.SetText(data)

    wxTheClipboard.Open()
    wxTheClipboard.SetData(dataobject)
    wxTheClipboard.Close()


That would neatly encapsulate it, and it's more portable that way, too.


Robert Amesz