From: Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:37:14 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Added note saying to use test_support.TESTFN for a temporary filename,
X-Git-Tag: v2.1a1~844
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=44b6bd21799beee97b2d2b73c533956f47fa4217;p=python

Added note saying to use test_support.TESTFN for a temporary filename,
and be clear that you need to clean it up when done.
---

diff --git a/Lib/test/README b/Lib/test/README
index 81e11fa8ed..0380a087f1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/README
+++ b/Lib/test/README
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ In designing test cases you should pay attention to the following:
       test, try to write a test case that exposes the bug (preferably before
       fixing it).
 
+    * If you need to create a temporary file, you can use the filename in
+      test_support.TESTFN to do so.  It is important to remove the file
+      when done; other tests should be able to use the name without cleaning
+      up after your test.
+
 
 Regression Test Writing Rules