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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtempfile.tex b/Doc/lib/libtempfile.tex index d3921bd..d1bc011 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libtempfile.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libtempfile.tex @@ -55,11 +55,24 @@ current working directory (all other systems). No check is made to see whether its value is valid. \end{datadesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{gettempprefix}{} +Return the filename prefix used to create temporary files. This does +not contain the directory component. Using this function is preferred +over using the \code{template} variable directly. +\versionadded{1.5.2} +\end{funcdesc} + \begin{datadesc}{template} +\deprecated{1.6}{Use \function{gettempprefix()} instead.} When set to a value other than \code{None}, this variable defines the prefix of the final component of the filenames returned by \function{mktemp()}. A string of decimal digits is added to generate unique filenames. The default is either \file{@\var{pid}.} where -\var{pid} is the current process ID (on \UNIX{}), or \file{tmp} (all -other systems). +\var{pid} is the current process ID (on \UNIX{}), +\file{\textasciitilde\var{pid}-} on Windows NT, \file{Python-Tmp-} on +MacOS, or \file{tmp} (all other systems). + +Older versions of this module used to require that \code{template} be +set to \code{None} after a call to \function{os.fork()}; this has not +been necessary since version 1.5.2. \end{datadesc} |