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paste_lines_to_window.py

Reads non-empty lines from stdin or a file and pastes / types each line into any X-org window using xclip and xdotool.
Perfect for dropping long URL lists into chat apps, editors, shells, or opening them as new browser tabs.

Features

  • Detects the current terminal window, then waits until you focus the target window before starting – rock-solid workflow.
  • Built-in paste modes (mutually exclusive):
    • Editor / IM   ctrl+v,Return (default)
    • Terminal    ctrl+shift+v,Return
    • Browser new-tab ctrl+t,ctrl+v,Return
    • Custom sequences via --paste-commands.
  • Fine-grained timing control
    • Inter-key delay (--sleep)
    • Exact per-line delay (--item-delay) – auto-distributed across the sequence.
  • Verbose output (-v, -vv) shows progress, ETA, timing per line, etc.
  • Aborts gracefully if the target window loses focus mid-run.

Examples

# Paste each line from urls.txt into Telegram (default mode)
./paste_lines_to_window.py -f urls.txt

# Open each line as a new tab in the browser
cat urls.txt | ./paste_lines_to_window.py -B

# Guarantee 2 s per line regardless of sequence length
./paste_lines_to_window.py -f commands.sh -S 2.0 -v

Combined example with bookmarks_chromium.py

# Paste into Telegram with 12-second breaks, sending bookmarks from folders foo bar zoo
for folder in foo bar zoo ; do \
    bookmarks_chromium.py -f Bookmarks ls "$folder" -F urls ; \
done | paste_lines_to_window.py -v -e -S 12

Dependencies

Python 3, xdotool, xclip, xprop

sudo pacman -S xdotool xclip xorg-xprop

Future roadmap

  • Visual progress bar.
  • Wayland, macOS, Windows back-ends.