Plug tempfile.mktemp() hole (Iustin Pop).

2003-11-10 02:27:19 +00:00 · 2003-11-10 02:27:19 +00:00 · 967b063add
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--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ Dan Pierson
 Martijn Pieters
 François Pinard
 Michael Piotrowski
+Iustin Pop
 John Popplewell
 Amrit Prem
 Paul Prescod
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ Extension modules
 Library
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+- Plugged a minor hole in tempfile.mktemp() due to the use of
+  os.path.exists(), switched to using os.lstat() directly if possible.
+
 - heapq.py has been converted to C for improved performance

 - traceback.format_exc has been added (similar to print_exc but it returns