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opened 2026-01-18 00:53:33 +01:00 by Benjamin_Loison · 7 comments
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-01-18 00:53:33 +01:00
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~ source: issues/51#issuecomment-4431 does not help.

DuckDuckGo search adb escape write text.

The Stack Overflow question 25791423 raises this concern, but answers may not be exhaustive.

Would help Benjamin_Loison/Backup_Android_apps/issues/50.

`~` source: [issues/51#issuecomment-4431](https://gitea.lemnoslife.com/Benjamin_Loison/adb/issues/51#issuecomment-4431) does not help. DuckDuckGo search *adb escape write text*. [The Stack Overflow question 25791423](https://stackoverflow.com/q/25791423) raises this concern, but answers may not be exhaustive. Would help [Benjamin_Loison/Backup_Android_apps/issues/50](https://codeberg.org/Benjamin_Loison/Backup_Android_apps/issues/50).
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-01-18 01:07:13 +01:00
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    for character in '(>':
        text = text.replace(character, rf'\{character}')

shlex.quote(...)

seems to work fine.

```python for character in '(>': text = text.replace(character, rf'\{character}') ``` ```python shlex.quote(...) ``` seems to work fine.
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-01-20 20:18:19 +01:00
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With ( in clipboard:

Python script: 
import subprocess
import pyperclip

clipboard = pyperclip.paste()
subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {clipboard}', shell = True)
Output: 
Exception occurred while executing 'text':
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument expected after "text"
        at com.android.modules.utils.BasicShellCommandHandler.getNextArgRequired(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:295)
        at com.android.server.input.InputShellCommand.runText(InputShellCommand.java:365)
        at com.android.server.input.InputShellCommand.onCommand(InputShellCommand.java:290)
        at com.android.modules.utils.BasicShellCommandHandler.exec(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:97)
        at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:38)
        at com.android.server.input.InputManagerService.onShellCommand(InputManagerService.java:3887)
        at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:1151)
        at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:953)
        at android.hardware.input.IInputManager$Stub.onTransact(IInputManager.java:1576)
        at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1426)
        at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1365)
/bin/sh: 2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<tmp 5>", line 6, in <module>
    subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {clipboard}', shell = True)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 472, in check_output
    return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True,
           ~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
               **kwargs).stdout
               ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 577, in run
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
                             output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'adb shell input text 
subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {shlex.quote(clipboard)}', shell = True)' returned non-zero exit status 2.
With *(* in `clipboard`: <details> <summary>Python script:</summary> ```python import subprocess import pyperclip clipboard = pyperclip.paste() subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {clipboard}', shell = True) ``` </details> <details> <summary>Output:</summary> ``` Exception occurred while executing 'text': java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument expected after "text" at com.android.modules.utils.BasicShellCommandHandler.getNextArgRequired(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:295) at com.android.server.input.InputShellCommand.runText(InputShellCommand.java:365) at com.android.server.input.InputShellCommand.onCommand(InputShellCommand.java:290) at com.android.modules.utils.BasicShellCommandHandler.exec(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:97) at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:38) at com.android.server.input.InputManagerService.onShellCommand(InputManagerService.java:3887) at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:1151) at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:953) at android.hardware.input.IInputManager$Stub.onTransact(IInputManager.java:1576) at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1426) at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1365) /bin/sh: 2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")") Traceback (most recent call last): File "<tmp 5>", line 6, in <module> subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {clipboard}', shell = True) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 472, in check_output return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True, ~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **kwargs).stdout ^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 577, in run raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args, output=stdout, stderr=stderr) subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'adb shell input text subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {shlex.quote(clipboard)}', shell = True)' returned non-zero exit status 2. ``` </details>
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-01-20 20:19:31 +01:00
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import shlex

subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {shlex.quote(clipboard)}', shell = True)
Output: 
/system/bin/sh: import: inaccessible or not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<tmp 5>", line 4, in <module>
    subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {shlex.quote(clipboard)}', shell = True)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 472, in check_output
    return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True,
           ~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
               **kwargs).stdout
               ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 577, in run
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
                             output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'adb shell input text 'import subprocess
import pyperclip
'' returned non-zero exit status 127.
```python import shlex subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {shlex.quote(clipboard)}', shell = True) ``` <details> <summary>Output:</summary> ``` /system/bin/sh: import: inaccessible or not found Traceback (most recent call last): File "<tmp 5>", line 4, in <module> subprocess.check_output(f'adb shell input text {shlex.quote(clipboard)}', shell = True) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 472, in check_output return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True, ~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **kwargs).stdout ^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 577, in run raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args, output=stdout, stderr=stderr) subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'adb shell input text 'import subprocess import pyperclip '' returned non-zero exit status 127. ``` </details>
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-01-20 20:20:21 +01:00
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subprocess.check_output(['adb', 'shell', 'input', 'text', clipboard])
Output: 
/system/bin/sh: import: inaccessible or not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<tmp 5>", line 4, in <module>
    subprocess.check_output(['adb', 'shell', 'input', 'text', clipboard])
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 472, in check_output
    return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True,
           ~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
               **kwargs).stdout
               ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 577, in run
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
                             output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['adb', 'shell', 'input', 'text', 'import subprocess\nimport pyperclip\n']' returned non-zero exit status 127.
```python subprocess.check_output(['adb', 'shell', 'input', 'text', clipboard]) ``` <details> <summary>Output:</summary> ``` /system/bin/sh: import: inaccessible or not found Traceback (most recent call last): File "<tmp 5>", line 4, in <module> subprocess.check_output(['adb', 'shell', 'input', 'text', clipboard]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 472, in check_output return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True, ~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **kwargs).stdout ^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/subprocess.py", line 577, in run raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args, output=stdout, stderr=stderr) subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['adb', 'shell', 'input', 'text', 'import subprocess\nimport pyperclip\n']' returned non-zero exit status 127. ``` </details>
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-01-20 20:21:29 +01:00
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Related to Benjamin_Loison/virt-manager/issues/9.

Related to [Benjamin_Loison/virt-manager/issues/9](https://codeberg.org/Benjamin_Loison/virt-manager/issues/9).
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-02-14 19:37:37 +01:00
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%s replaces s with a space, while %a works fine for instance...

Would help Benjamin_Loison/Backup_Android_apps/issues/60.

`%s` replaces `s` with a space, while `%a` works fine for instance... Would help [Benjamin_Loison/Backup_Android_apps/issues/60](https://codeberg.org/Benjamin_Loison/Backup_Android_apps/issues/60).
Benjamin_Loison commented 2026-02-14 19:40:17 +01:00
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Writing character by character deserves working and is not that slow.

Writing character by character deserves working and is not that slow.
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