guido van rossum hoaufpythonorg tue may 6 2008 419 tristan seligmann wrote antoine pitrou 20080506 104723 0000 sorry revive thread mktemp useful file meant created another application eg launched subprocess could even daemon running different user example processing chain converts pdf temporary jpeg using external tool things jpeg dont want python actually create file generate unique filename correct way create temporary directory generate filename underneath directory use good catch problem mktemp exactly convenience opens welldocumented symlink attacks guido van rossum home page httpwwwpythonorgguido _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 063449 0700 pythondev warn mktemp