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pytmpdir

A class representing a file system directory, that deletes on garbage collect.

Requirements

• Python 3.3+ (Tested on python 3.5)

The Directory object can be

• Initialised on an existing directory
• Scan that directory
• Be interrogated for the file list
• Create new files
• Open files

It can also be used when a temporary directory of files is needed, that will be garbage collected when it falls out of scope.

This is especially use full when using the tarfile, etc packages.

Usage

Creating a directory, that will auto delete when it falls out of scope. For other options, see the documentation.

Getting Started

The pytmpdir package can be installed from pypi:

pip install pytmpdir