Wanna copy images and paste it in a notebook

image_clipboard.py

# !pip install clipboard
# !pip install Pillow

import clipboard
from PIL import ImageGrab, Image
import base64

def clipboard_to_image():
    """Reads image in the clipboard and outputs a PIL.Image"""
    image = ImageGrab.grabclipboard()
    if ((isinstance(image, list)
         and (len(image) == 1)
         and isinstance(image[0], str)
         and os.path.exists(image[0])
         )):
        image = Image.open(image[0])
    if isinstance(image, Image.Image):
        return image
    return None


def clipboard_to_markdown_image(alt_text="image"):
    """Reads image in the clipboard and write it in the clipboard, as a markdown string."""
    image = clipboard_to_image()
    assert image is not None, 'No valid image in the clipboard'
    clipboard.copy(
        '![drawing](data:image/png;base64,'
        + base64.b64encode(image._repr_png_()).decode()
        + ")")
    print('Copied to cliboard. Now paste the result in a markdown cell.')