[Tutor] creating tempfile in cgi script
Jörg Wölke
lumbricus@gmx.net
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:08:03 +0200 (MEST)
> Dear Tutor
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> What are the security implications by making tempfiles (/tmp)?
If the names of your tempfiles are not unique an unpredictable,
another user could create symbolic links with the predicted names
of your file.
> I tried StringIO, but this creates an instance rather than file, it there
> any way to "mimic" a file?
import tempfile
dir(tempfile)
> Thanks a million for your help
> Aedin
>
HTH, HAND and
Greetings, J"o!
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