def METHOD_NAME(self):
    ''' Ensure that the clipboard has been properly initialized.
    '''
    if hasattr(self, '_clip_mime_type'):
        return
    if platform == 'win':
        self._clip_mime_type = 'text/plain;charset=utf-8'
        # windows clipboard uses a utf-16 little endian encoding
        self._encoding = 'utf-16-le'
    elif platform == 'linux':
        self._clip_mime_type = 'text/plain;charset=utf-8'
        self._encoding = 'utf-8'
    else:
        self._clip_mime_type = 'text/plain'
        self._encoding = 'utf-8'