pyperclip not required

repo_to_text/main.py

@@ -206,16 +206,23 @@ def save_repo_to_text(path='.', output_dir=None) -> str:
     # Read the contents of the generated file
     with open(output_file, 'r') as file:
         repo_text = file.read()
-    
-    # Copy the contents to the clipboard
+
+    # Try to copy to clipboard if pyperclip is installed
     try:
-        import pyperclip
-        pyperclip.copy(repo_text)
-        logging.debug('Repository structure and contents copied to clipboard')
+        import importlib.util
+        if importlib.util.find_spec("pyperclip"):
+            import pyperclip
+            pyperclip.copy(repo_text)
+            logging.debug('Repository structure and contents copied to clipboard')
+        else:
+            print("Tip: Install 'pyperclip' package to enable automatic clipboard copying:")
+            print("     pip install pyperclip")
     except Exception as e:
         logging.warning('Could not copy to clipboard. You might be running this script over SSH or without clipboard support.')
         logging.debug(f'Clipboard copy error: {e}')
     
+    print(f"[SUCCESS] Repository structure and contents successfully saved to file: \"./{output_file}\"")
+    
     return output_file
 
 def create_default_settings_file():

requirements.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-setuptools==70.0.0
-pathspec==0.12.1
-pytest==8.2.2
-argparse==1.4.0
-pyperclip==1.8.2
-PyYAML==6.0.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0
+pathspec>=0.12.1
+pytest>=8.2.2
+argparse>=1.4.0
+PyYAML>=6.0.1

setup.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open('requirements.txt') as f:
 
 setup(
     name='repo-to-text',
-    version='0.4.2',
+    version='0.4.3',
     author='Kirill Markin',
     author_email='markinkirill@gmail.com',
     description='Convert a directory structure and its contents into a single text file, including the tree output and file contents in markdown code blocks. It may be useful to chat with LLM about your code.',