Python 3 - os.tmpfile() Method

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Description

The method tmpfile() returns a new temporary file object opened in update mode (w+b). The file has no directory entries associated with it and will be deleted automatically once there are no file descriptors.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for tmpfile() method −

os.tmpfile

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns a new temporary file object

Example

The following example shows the usage of tmpfile() method.

# !/usr/bin/python3
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

Result

When we run the above program, it produces the following result −

Temporary newfile is here.....