Received "An unexpected error occurred" while attempting to type in the Debug Interactive panel

[a-j-albert]

Describe the bug I had a python program running under the debugger in Visual Studio under Windows 11. I had the Debug Interactive panel open. I had been using Chrome to look some things up. When I returned to VS and tried to type something in to the panel, I received the "An unexpected error occurred" message.

Steps to Reproduce 1. 2. 3.

Expected behavior I should have been able to just type my command

Additional context and screenshots [Window Title] devenv.exe

[Main Instruction] An unexpected error occurred

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Build: 17.0.23262.1

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800401D0): OpenClipboard Failed (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800401D0 (CLIPBRD_E_CANT_OPEN))
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject.GetData(FORMATETC& format, STGMEDIUM& medium)
   at System.Windows.DataObject.OleConverter.GetDataInner(FORMATETC& formatetc, STGMEDIUM& medium)
   at System.Windows.DataObject.OleConverter.GetDataFromOleHGLOBAL(String format, DVASPECT aspect, Int32 index)
   at System.Windows.DataObject.OleConverter.GetDataFromBoundOleDataObject(String format, DVASPECT aspect, Int32 index)
   at System.Windows.DataObject.OleConverter.GetData(String format, Boolean autoConvert, DVASPECT aspect, Int32 index)
   at System.Windows.DataObject.OleConverter.GetData(String format, Boolean autoConvert)
   at System.Windows.Clipboard.GetText(TextDataFormat format)
   at Microsoft.PythonTools.Repl.PythonCommonInteractiveEvaluator.FormatClipboard(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, IInteractiveWindow interactiveWindow)
   at Microsoft.PythonTools.Repl.ReplEditFilter.ExecWorker(Guid& pguidCmdGroup, UInt32 nCmdID, UInt32 nCmdexecopt, IntPtr pvaIn, IntPtr pvaOut)
   at Microsoft.PythonTools.Repl.ReplEditFilter.Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop.IOleCommandTarget.Exec(Guid& pguidCmdGroup, UInt32 nCmdID, UInt32 nCmdexecopt, IntPtr pvaIn, IntPtr pvaOut)

Sample Code

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Configuration information (If you are providing a diagnostics file (see below), skip this section) VS Version: Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 Version 17.8.7 VisualStudio.17.Release/17.8.7+34601.278 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.8.09032

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Cookiecutter 17.0.23262.1 Provides tools for finding, instantiating and customizing templates in cookiecutter format.

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Python - Profiling support 17.0.23262.1 Profiling support for Python projects.

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PTVS version: Python with Pylance 17.0.23262.1 Python version: 3.10.4 Debugger Type (if applicable): [New debugger or legacy debugger?]

Diagnostics file PythonToolsDiagnostics_*.log don't exist

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[StellaHuang95]

Can you provide detailed repro steps and sample code for us to further investigate? Thanks.

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