The module defines the following user-callable functions:

Return a file (or file-like) object that can be used as a temporary

storage area. The file is created using \function{mkstemp}. It will

be destroyed as soon as it is closed (including an implicit close when

\function{mkstemp()}.

\end{funcdesc}

This function operates exactly as \function{TemporaryFile()} does,

except that the file is guaranteed to have a visible name in the file

system (on \UNIX, the directory entry is not unlinked). That name can

\versionadded{2.3}

\end{funcdesc}

Creates a temporary file in the most secure manner possible. There

are no race conditions in the file's creation, assuming that the

platform properly implements the \constant{O_EXCL} flag for

\versionadded{2.3}

\end{funcdesc}

Creates a temporary directory in the most secure manner possible.

There are no race conditions in the directory's creation. The

directory is readable, writable, and searchable only by the

\versionadded{2.3}

\end{funcdesc}

\deprecated{2.3}{Use \function{mkstemp()} instead.}

Return an absolute pathname of a file that did not exist at the time

the call is made. The \var{prefix}, \var{suffix}, and \var{dir}

default value for the \var{dir} argument to all the functions defined

in this module.

above functions, Python searches a standard list of directories and

sets \var{tempdir} to the first one which the calling user can create

files in. The list is:

\begin{funcdesc}{gettempdir}{}

Return the directory currently selected to create temporary files in.

otherwise, the search described above is performed, and the result

returned.

\end{funcdesc}