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