new_contents: import nose.tools as nt
  
  from IPython.core.error import TryNext
  from IPython.lib.clipboard import ClipboardEmpty
  from IPython.utils.py3compat import unicode_type
  
  def test_clipboard_get():
      # Smoketest for clipboard access - we can't easily guarantee that the
      # clipboard is accessible and has something on it, but this tries to
      # exercise the relevant code anyway.
      try:
          a = get_ipython().hooks.clipboard_get()
      except ClipboardEmpty:
          # Nothing in clipboard to get
          pass
      except TryNext:
          # No clipboard access API available
          pass
      else:
          nt.assert_is_instance(a, unicode_type)
  
subject: Add simple smoketest for clipboard access