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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Make a unique filesystem path, without creating the file |
| Date | 2016-02-15 15:46 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <n9srt7$51v$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <mailman.117.1455486378.22075.python-list@python.org> |
On 2016-02-14, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Howdy all,
>
> How should a program generate a unique filesystem path and *not* create
> the filesystem entry?
Short answer: you can't because it's the filesystem entry operation
that is atomic and guarantees uniqueness.
> [..]
> What standard library function should I be using to generate
> ‘tempfile.mktemp’-like unique paths, and *not* ever create a real file
> by that path?
What's the point of creating a unique path if you don't want to create
the file?
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Make a unique filesystem path, without creating the file Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-02-15 08:46 +1100
Re: Make a unique filesystem path, without creating the file Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-14 23:48 +0100
Re: Make a unique filesystem path, without creating the file Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-15 15:46 +0000
Re: Make a unique filesystem path, without creating the file "Mario R. Osorio" <nimbiotics@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 20:46 -0800
Re: Make a unique filesystem path, without creating the file Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-02-16 16:03 +1100
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