*** TkinterOLD.py	2004-11-10 15:45:03.000000000 +0000
--- Tkinter.py	2004-11-10 15:52:07.000000000 +0000
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*** 486,492 ****
--- 486,509 ----
      def bell(self, displayof=0):
          """Ring a display's bell."""
          self.tk.call(('bell',) + self._displayof(displayof))
+         
      # Clipboard handling:
+     def clipboard_get(self, **kw):
+         """Retrieve data from the clipboard on window's display.
+         
+         The window keyword defaults to the root window of the Tkinter 
+         application.
+         
+         The type keyword specifies the form in which the data is 
+         to be returned and should be an atom name such as STRING 
+         or FILE_NAME.  Type defaults to STRING. 
+         
+         This command is equivalent to:
+         
+         selection_get(CLIPBOARD)
+         """
+         return self.tk.call(('clipboard', 'get') + self._options(kw))
+         
      def clipboard_clear(self, **kw):
          """Clear the data in the Tk clipboard.