tempdir

0.7.1 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python maintenance

A simple library providing temporary directory contexts, wrapping tempfile.mkdtemp. Current version 0.7.1, low activity.

pip install tempdir

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tempdir' ↓

cause tempdir not installed or environment issue

fix

pip install tempdir

error AttributeError: module 'tempdir' has no attribute 'TempDir' ↓

cause Wrong import: import tempdir then using tempdir.TempDir

fix

Use: from tempdir import TempDir

error tempdir.TempDir is deprecated ↓

cause tempdir library not standard library; standard library's tempfile has TemporaryDirectory

fix

Use: from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory

Warnings

gotcha TempDir creates a new directory each time; the directory is not reused. Do not rely on the path being predictable. ↓

fix Use the returned TempDir object's .name attribute for the path.

gotcha TempDir does not set permissions; directory permissions are inherited from umask. Might be world-readable if umask is permissive. ↓

fix Set umask or adjust permissions manually after creation if security is a concern.

deprecated The library is no longer actively maintained. Consider using tempfile.TemporaryDirectory from the standard library instead. ↓

fix Replace with: from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory

Imports

TempDir
```
from tempdir import TempDir
```
correct import

Quickstart

Create and automatically clean up a temporary directory using TempDir context manager.

import os
from tempdir import TempDir
with TempDir() as td:
    td.write('test.txt', 'hello')
    assert os.path.isdir(td.name)
assert not os.path.exists(td.name)