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os.tempnam(dir, prefix)
Parameters
• dir -- This is the dir where the temporary filename will be created.
• prefix -- This is the prefix of the generated temporary filename.
Return Value
This method returns a unique path.
Example
The following example shows the usage of tempnam() method.
# !/usr/bin/python
import os, sys
# prefix is tuts1 of the generated file
tmpfn = os.tempnam('/tmp/tutorialsdir,'tuts1')
print "This is the unique path:"
print tmpfn
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:
This is the unique path:
/tmp/tutorialsdir/tuts1IbAco8
os.tmpfile()
Description
The method tmpfile() returns a new temporary file object opened in update mode (w+b). The file has no directory
entries associated with it and will be deleted automatically once there are no file descriptors.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for tmpfile() method:
os.tmpfile
Parameters
• NA
Return Value
This method returns a new temporary file object
Example
The following example shows the usage of tmpfile() method.
# !/usr/bin/python
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