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vieroli
vieroli

Reputation: 376

python create temporary file, what is the interest?

I've recently started working with python. In another topic, I read that someone had to create temporary files, has he had to create file (also in python).

So my question is, what is the interest of working with temp files ?

To me it would be, not to have too many (unneeded files, that can be removed later).

In my project, I have a main file

main.dat

In which I extract 2 blocks,

main_first_block.dat

main_second_block.dat

And then I combine main_second_block.dat and main_second_block.dat

final_file.dat

So it makes a total of 4 files.

And at the end, I dont need main_first_block.dat and main_second_block.dat anymore.

I only need to keep main_file.dat and final_file.dat

So my question is, should I create tmp files, or delete the unneeded files at the end of my script ?

Thanks guys for your enlightenment ;)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 99

Answers (1)

NorxEz
NorxEz

Reputation: 35

There is not really that much a difference in lines of code. Yet, tmp files indicate that they are not made to stay. Therefore they bring more clarity to your code.

When using tmp files make sure to avoid the mktemp()-function as it is highly vulnerable to attacks.

Hope I could help in some way.

Upvotes: 2

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