clear_clipboard_history

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Filename: clear_clipboard_history.py
# Version: 1.0.0
# Author: Jeoi Reqi

"""
Description:
    - This script clears the current content of the clipboard and clipboard history on Windows OS.

Requirements:
    - Python 3.x
    - Windows OS

Functions:
    - disable_clipboard:
        Clears the current content of the clipboard.
    - clear_clipboard_history_cmd:
        Clears the clipboard history on Windows using Command Prompt.

Usage:
    - Run this script in a Python environment.

Additional Notes:
    - This script utilizes ctypes and subprocess modules for interacting with the Windows clipboard and executing commands.
    - ctypes is used to interact with the Windows API functions for clipboard manipulation.
    - subprocess is used to run a command in Command Prompt to clear the clipboard history.
"""

import ctypes
import subprocess

def disable_clipboard():
    """
    Clears the current content of the clipboard.
    """
    # Open the clipboard
    ctypes.windll.user32.OpenClipboard(0)

    # Empty the clipboard by setting its data to None
    ctypes.windll.user32.EmptyClipboard()

    # Close the clipboard
    ctypes.windll.user32.CloseClipboard()

def clear_clipboard_history_cmd():
    """
    Clears the clipboard history on Windows using Command Prompt.
    """
    # Clear clipboard history using Command Prompt
    subprocess.run('cmd /c echo.|clip', shell=True)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Call functions to clear clipboard and clipboard history
    disable_clipboard()
    clear_clipboard_history_cmd()