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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Demonstration of a custom clipboard class.
+This requires the 'pyperclip' library to be installed.
+"""
+from prompt_toolkit import prompt
+from prompt_toolkit.clipboard.pyperclip import PyperclipClipboard
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Emacs shortcuts:")
+    print("    Press Control-Y to paste from the system clipboard.")
+    print("    Press Control-Space or Control-@ to enter selection mode.")
+    print("    Press Control-W to cut to clipboard.")
+    print("")
+
+    answer = prompt("Give me some input: ", clipboard=PyperclipClipboard())
+    print("You said: %s" % answer)