On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:04 PM, Simon King wrote: > > Dear Robert, > > On Nov 20, 8:45 pm, Robert Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >>> a) In what directory should the files be created? [Subdirectories >>> of] SAGE_TMP perhaps? >> >> Yes. >> >>> b) How can one avoid name conflicts with user data? E.g., in >>> the doc >>> test for save_session, this point is not taken care of. >> >> Seehttp://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/module-tempfile.html > > Cool, I think I will use it! > > But shouldn't the doc test of save_session be changed, using tempfile? > After all, if the user has a file 'session.sobj' in the current > directory, the doc test would destroy it.
Yes, this should be changed. > As much as I see, SAGE_TMP is removed as soon as you quit Sage. > However, if explicit deletion were necessary: How can one delete a > non- > empty directory? os.rmdir(...) would complain. See http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/module-shutil.html - Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
