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List:       python-dev
Subject:    Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 42 - New kind of Temporary file
From:       "Guido van Rossum" <guido () python ! org>
Date:       2006-05-29 20:02:51
Message-ID: ca471dc20605291302u6a163e70s9b45deb8c0dd9857 () mail ! gmail ! com
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I think it's a very minor feature at best -- but I do admit to having
implemented this at least once so I'm not against adding it as a new
feature to the tempfile module. It's getting awfully late for 2.5
though... (feature freeze is at 2.5b1 which is planned for June 14
IIRC).

--Guido

On 5/28/06, Andrew Chambers <andychambers2002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> The mailing-list bot said introduce myself so...
> 
> I'm Andy Chambers.  I've been lurking on the web-interface to the list
> for a while.  I recently started trying to implement one of the items on
> PEP 42 so I thought I should join the list and make myself known.
> 
> The item I'm working on is the new kind of temporary file that only
> turns into a file when required (before which time presumably its a
> StringIO).
> 
> Do we still want this?  I suggest it be exposed as a class TempFile in
> the tempfile module.  If yes, I'll write the test cases and submit a
> patch.
> 
> Regards,
> Andy
> 
> 
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