[Tutor] randomness

[lumbricus@gmx.net]

On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 01:10:02PM +0530, lonetwin@yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> Hi There, 
> 

Hello!

> >
> >What's a good way to generate a random unique file name? I can't use
> >os.tempnam/os.tmpnam, are they *nix specific? I'm using Windows ME with

> 
> How 'bout 
> 	filename = "tmpfile%d.html" % os.getpid()
> I've seen some *nix proggys do that, U cud also save the pid so that U can delete the file
> later.....
> 

man symlink-attacks :-)

> Just a suggestion
> 
> Peace
> Steve

Grreetz J"o!

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