os independent temp dir?

[Mike C. Fletcher]

How about:

>>> import os
>>> def getTemp():
... 	for possible in ('temp','tmp','tmpdir'):
... 		if os.environ.has_key( possible):
... 			return os.environ[ possible ]
...
>>> getTemp()
'c:\\temp'
>>>

No idea if the Mac even has environmental variables, so no help there...
It's a hack, but oh well :) .
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: ransen_spam_me_not at nemo.it [mailto:ransen_spam_me_not at nemo.it]
Sent: May 9, 2001 12:22
To: python-list at python.org
Subject: Re: os independent temp dir?


On Tue, 08 May 2001 11:33:47 -0700, "Julio F. Schwarzbeck"
<jflores at codeit.com> wrote:

>import tempfile
>tmpDir = tempfile.tempdir
>
>If TMPDIR os environment var is not set, None is return, works in Linux &
>Win afaik.

I had already tried that, and on my Windows machine
returns None. I was hoping for something like
C:\Windows\Temp , which does exist on my machine.

I will need it for the Mac too... :(


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