About the copy and paste function of st.experimental_data_editor

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Summary

When I visit http://localhost:80 , function is ok, but accessing http://192.168.1.1:80 function failure，i can’t paste data。 192.168.1.1 is my computer’s IP address。

Steps to reproduce

Code snippet:

# coding=utf-8

import streamlit as st
import pandas as pd


if __name__ == '__main__':
    df = pd.DataFrame(
        {
            'no': [''],
            'name': [''],
            'conf': [''],
            'count': ['']
        }
    )

    st.experimental_data_editor(df, num_rows='dynamic', use_container_width=True)

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Expected behavior:

I can paste data from excel when i visit http://192.168.1.1

Actual behavior:

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Debug info

  • Streamlit version: (Streamlit, version 1.21.0)
  • Python version: (Python 3.7.9)
  • Using Conda? PipEnv? PyEnv? Pex?
  • OS version: windows 7
  • Browser version:google chrome 108.0.5359.125

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who can teach me about this case?
I had same problem!

3

FWIW I can paste from LO Calc using both the local (localhost) and the network (IP) URLs.

4

That was using Linux. In Windows I have the same issue. Also the browser says that the connection to the network IP is insecure, which may be related.

5

The same result in Linux。
I use Developer Mode（Google Chrome） to debug，show some error message。

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I have the same issue. When I deploy the web, I can do copy/paste excel sheet into interactive table. But as a external user, they can’t copy/paste excel sheet multiple lines into interactive table. There is no error, just can’t copy/paste. I believe it’s related to toml file security configuration about the web. Anybody can help?

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Just wanted to add onto this thread as another streamlit user experiencing this issue. When fully deployed the copy/paste functionality into the dataframe ceases to work. Hopefully this will be addressed in an upcoming release.

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Hey, the copy/paste functionality of the st.data_editor uses the Clipboard API. This sometimes requires additional settings depending on how the Streamlit frontend is served. If it is served through an iframe, it requires adding the clipboard-write permission to the iframe:

 <iframe allow="clipboard-write;">...

Potentially also the clipboard-read permission, but I’m not 100% certain on this.

Also, on the first paste on the website, the user will get asked to allow this clipboard access:

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If the user blocks this access, the feature will not work. It’s also possible that the user has configured the browser to always block this feature.

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I have the same issue here on ubuntu. In fact, streamlit’s own example has the same issue: st.data_editor - Streamlit Docs. Try copying and pasting in the editable dataframe there, and it won’t paste.

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The embedded apps in the docs are served through an iiframe, so the above comment applies.

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I see. However, I also have issue with my app deployed on Ubuntu (e.g. copying & paste won’t work when using the network url, but works ok when on local). I got the exact same error as @cyzht.

I think this is probably related to " As with many new APIs, the Clipboard API is only supported for pages served over HTTPS. If your connection is not HTTPS or localhost, then the copy &paste won’t work. See Copy dataframe to clipboard - #14 by MesumRaza