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Python Python for File Systems Manipulation Temporary Files and Directories

Tatiana Vasilevskaya
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Tatiana Vasilevskaya
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Temporary file example from video does work on Mac

If I'm not mistaken, Kenneth meant this code as the example of temporary file handling, which works fine on Mac.

import tempfile

with tempfile.TemporaryFile() as tmpfile:
    tmpfile.write(b"hello\n")
    tmpfile.seek(0)
    tmpfile.read()

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Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
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That's right Tatiana, I spotted that typo too. Kenneth Love accidentally called write on tempfile and not tmpfile. That's the problem with these temporary throw away names!