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diff --git a/Doc/library/tempfile.rst b/Doc/library/tempfile.rst index 13b6041..d78159d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/tempfile.rst +++ b/Doc/library/tempfile.rst @@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ The module defines the following user-callable items: This function creates a temporary directory using :func:`mkdtemp` (the supplied arguments are passed directly to the underlying function). The resulting object can be used as a context manager (see - :ref:`context-managers`). On completion of the context (or destruction - of the temporary directory object), the newly created temporary directory + :ref:`context-managers`). On completion of the context or destruction + of the temporary directory object the newly created temporary directory and all its contents are removed from the filesystem. - The directory name can be retrieved from the :attr:`name` attribute - of the returned object. + The directory name can be retrieved from the :attr:`name` attribute of the + returned object. When the returned object is used as a context manager, the + :attr:`name` will be assigned to the target of the :keyword:`as` clause in + the :keyword:`with` statement, if there is one. The directory can be explicitly cleaned up by calling the :func:`cleanup` method. |