75 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
75 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
# Temporary file name allocation
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# XXX This tries to be not UNIX specific, but I don't know beans about
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# how to choose a temp directory or filename on MS-DOS or other
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# systems so it may have to be changed...
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import os
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# Parameters that the caller may set to override the defaults
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tempdir = None
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template = None
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# Function to calculate the directory to use
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def gettempdir():
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global tempdir
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if tempdir is not None:
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return tempdir
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attempdirs = ['/usr/tmp', '/tmp', os.getcwd(), os.curdir]
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if os.name == 'nt':
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attempdirs.insert(0, 'C:\\TEMP')
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attempdirs.insert(0, '\\TEMP')
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if os.environ.has_key('TMPDIR'):
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attempdirs.insert(0, os.environ['TMPDIR'])
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testfile = gettempprefix() + 'test'
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for dir in attempdirs:
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try:
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filename = os.path.join(dir, testfile)
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fp = open(filename, 'w')
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fp.write('blat')
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fp.close()
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os.unlink(filename)
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tempdir = dir
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break
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except IOError:
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pass
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if tempdir is None:
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msg = "Can't find a usable temporary directory amongst " + `attempdirs`
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raise IOError, msg
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return tempdir
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# Function to calculate a prefix of the filename to use
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def gettempprefix():
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global template
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if template == None:
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if os.name == 'posix':
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template = '@' + `os.getpid()` + '.'
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else:
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template = 'tmp' # XXX might choose a better one
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return template
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# Counter for generating unique names
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counter = 0
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# User-callable function to return a unique temporary file name
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def mktemp():
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global counter
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dir = gettempdir()
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pre = gettempprefix()
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while 1:
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counter = counter + 1
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file = os.path.join(dir, pre + `counter`)
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if not os.path.exists(file):
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return file
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