Function tmpdir

dask/utils.py:378–408

Function to create and return a unique temporary directory. Parameters ---------- dir : str If ``dir`` is not None, the directory will be created in that directory; otherwise, Python's default temporary directory is used. Returns ------- out : str

(dir=None)

@contextmanager
def tmpdir(dir=None):
    """
    Function to create and return a unique temporary directory.

    Parameters
    ----------
    dir : str
        If ``dir`` is not None, the directory will be created in that directory; otherwise,
        Python's default temporary directory is used.

    Returns
    -------
    out : str
        Path to the temporary directory

    Notes
    -----
    This context manager is particularly useful on Windows for opening temporary directories multiple times.
    """
    dirname = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=dir)

    try:
        yield dirname
    finally:
        if os.path.exists(dirname):
            if os.path.isdir(dirname):
                with suppress(OSError):
                    shutil.rmtree(dirname)
            else:
                with suppress(OSError):
                    os.remove(dirname)


@contextmanager