PYTHON

create temporary files in python

import tempfile

# Creates a file and returns a tuple containing both the handle and the path.
handle, path = tempfile.mkstemp()
with open(handle, "w") as f:
    f.write("Hello, World!");

python create temp file

import tempfile
 
with tempfile.TemporaryFile() as fp:
    name = fp.name
    fp.write("Hello World!")  # Write a string using fp.write()
    content = fp.read()  # Read the contents using fp.read()
    print(f"Content of file {name}: {content}")
 
print("File is now deleted")

python temporary file

import tempfile
import os

# Creates a file and returns a tuple containing both the handle and the path.
handle, path = tempfile.mkstemp()

# full path of temp file
print("Temp file path:", path)
# output example /var/folders/mk/2ghcw18s6xx2fxjv_ybk7x640000gn/T/tmp465djfe4

# write to temp file
with open(handle, "w") as f:
    f.write("Hello, World!")


# read from temp file
with open(path, "r") as f:
    print(f.readlines())
# output ['Hello, World!']

# delete the temporary file
os.unlink(path)