#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2016 Jérémie DECOCK (http://www.jdhp.org)

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"""
See:
- https://docs.python.org/3/library/tempfile.html
- http://sametmax.com/fichiers-temporaires-avec-tempfile-en-python/ (french)
"""

import tempfile

# Create a temporary file using a context manager

tf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()

tf.write(b'Hello world!')

print(tf.name)

tf.seek(0)
print(tf.read())

tf.close()

# The file is now closed and will be removed

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