hrvoje nikšić sqgqjortohvkavlcom tue 20080429 1534 0200 giovanni bajo wrote 26 gregs use case addressed new delete parameter tempfilenamedtemporaryfile personally dont objection removal osmkstemp osmkstemp still useful dont need file object actual file descriptor passing c code child processes mmapmmap also familiar unixc hackers cost little keep around since common pattern use create temporary file atomically replace files create named temporary file directory file want replace write data close move posix move rename silent overwrite destination file afaik allows atomic file replacemente filesystems believe common useful pattern could handled module tmpfile especially since final rename step requires little care truly multiplatform agree tempfile class renameonclose semantics would useful _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 051118 0200 pythondev warn mktemp