Add an example about using NamedTemporaryFile() to replace mktemp(). I'm
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Use of this function may introduce a security hole in your program.
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Use of this function may introduce a security hole in your program.
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By the time you get around to doing anything with the file name it
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By the time you get around to doing anything with the file name it
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returns, someone else may have beaten you to the punch.
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returns, someone else may have beaten you to the punch.
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:func:`mktemp` usage can be replaced easily with
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:func:`NamedTemporaryFile`, passing it the `delete=False` parameter ::
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>>> f = NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
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>>> print f.name
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>>> f.write("Hello World!\n")
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>>> f.close()
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>>> os.unlink(f.name)
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>>> f = NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
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>>> f
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<open file '<fdopen>', mode 'w+b' at 0x384698>
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>>> f.name
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'/var/folders/5q/5qTPn6xq2RaWqk+1Ytw3-U+++TI/-Tmp-/tmpG7V1Y0'
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>>> f.write("Hello World!\n")
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>>> f.close()
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>>> os.unlink(f.name)
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>>> os.path.exists(f.name)
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False
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The module uses two global variables that tell it how to construct a
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The module uses two global variables that tell it how to construct a
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temporary name. They are initialized at the first call to any of the
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temporary name. They are initialized at the first call to any of the
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