In the darkest hour on Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:21:53 +0530,
km <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> screamed:
> Is there a way to create a unique file name; safely
> i have used os.tmpnam() with python2.4, i warns that the usage is a potential
> security risk.
>
Security risk comes from posix tmpnam itself.
>From tmpnam manual:
BUGS
The precise meaning of `appropriate' is undefined; it is unspecified
how accessibility of a directory is determined. Never use this func-
tion. Use mkstemp(3) instead.
Use tempfile.mkstemp() instead.
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Another megabytes the dust.
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