Python os.tempnam() Method

Description

The method tempnam() returns a unique path name that is reasonable for creating a temporary file.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for tempnam() method

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