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TempDir

ClassSource

tempdir = TempDir(path: str | os.PathLike | None = None)

Temporary directory.

Will remove the entire directory when this instance is destructed.

Acquired from

https://docs.python.org/3/library/weakref.html#comparing-finalizers-with-del-methods

Arguments​

ArgumentTypeRequired
Description
pathstr | os.PathLike | NoneThe path to the temporary directory. If this path is absent, will use tempfile.mkdtemp() to create a file in the temporary folder.

Methods​

remove​

tempdir.remove()

Remove this folder explicitly. If a file has been removed, this method will not take effects.

Note that this method only works if it is called by the main process.

Properties​

path​

path: str = tempdir.path

The path of this temporary folder.

is_removed​

is_removed: bool = tempdir.is_removed

Check whether this temporary folder has been removed.

Examples​

Create a temporary directory in the system's temporary folder​

import os
from dash_file_cache.utilities import TempDir

tmp_dir = TempDir()
file_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir.path, "test.txt")
with open(file_path, "w") as fobj:
    fobj.write("test")

print(file_path)

Create a temporary directory with a specific path​

import os
from dash_file_cache.utilities import TempDir

tmp_dir = TempDir("./temp")
file_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir.path, "test.txt")
with open(file_path, "w") as fobj:
    fobj.write("test")

print(file_path)