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pythonwindowsdirectorytemp

create a folder in the temporary directory of windows with Python and with a given name

using the code below i can create a folder in the temporary directory of windows OS

import os
import tempfile
tempfile.mkdtemp() 

~\\appdata\\local\\temp\\tmppelfyu'

with this code i can get the temp file, give a name and create

sysTemp = tempfile.gettempdir()
myTemp = os.path.join(sysTemp, 'foo')
if not os.path.exists(myTemp):
    os.makedirs(myTemp)

i wish to know if there is a simple way to create a folder with a given name in the temporary directory of windows OS

Solution 
  • import os
import tempfile

# update
full_path = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'foo')

try:
   os.mkdir(full_path)
except OSError as e:
   if e.errno == 17:
       pass

print os.path.isdir(full_path) # True