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import os
# The file has no directory entries associated with it and will be
# deleted automatically once there are no file descriptors.
tmpfile = os.tmpfile()
tmpfile.write('Temporary newfile is here.....')
tmpfile.seek(0)
print tmpfile.read()
tmpfile.close
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:
Temporary newfile is here.....
os.tmpnam()
Description
The method tmpnam() returns a unique path name that is reasonable for creating a temporary file.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for tmpnam() method:
os.tmpnam()
Parameters
• NA
Return Value
This method returns a unique path name.
Example
The following example shows the usage of tmpnam() method.
# !/usr/bin/python
import os, sys
# Temporary file generated in current directory
tmpfn = os.tmpnam()
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/fileUFojpd
os.ttyname(fd)
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