#8156: [with code] new function readdata
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Reporter: zimmerma | Owner: was
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_info
Priority: minor | Milestone: sage-4.5.2
Component: interfaces | Keywords:
Author: Paul Zimmermann | Upstream: N/A
Reviewer: Tim Dumol, John H Palmieri | Merged:
Work_issues: |
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Comment(by mvngu):
Replying to [comment:18 mpatel]:
> I think it's OK if we don't delete the file explicitly.
It saves a lot of headache for a program to clean up after itself. This
happens when you exit a Sage session; temporary files/directories created
under `SAGE_TMP` would automatically be deleted when Sage exits. So
there's no need to explicitly delete stuff under `SAGE_TMP`.
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> But maybe it's better to use `tmp_filename`, which increments an
internal counter and checks whether the file already exists?
That's a very neat idea, especially considering that a lot of doctests do
create temporary files. It's very easy to have name clashes when you
doctest in parallel. Another useful command is `tmp_dir()` for creating a
temporary directory. Both `tmp_filename()` and `tmp_dir()` are highly
recommended for use in doctests.
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