Clean up a temporary directory automatically.
Python: Use TemporaryDirectory as a context manager so cleanup also happens after exceptions.
from pathlib import Path
from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
with TemporaryDirectory() as name:
folder = Path(name)
(folder / "work.txt").write_text("work", encoding="utf-8")
print(folder.is_dir())
print(folder.exists())Expected output EXAMPLE
True False
Details
Save as snippet.py and run python3 snippet.py. Uses the Python standard library. Use TemporaryDirectory as a context manager so cleanup also happens after exceptions.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
3b4bdc697bf95a2417a68a9841d03634d3092f1d72f472643bec274603d01032- Dependencies
- python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
# No input files required.
Observed standard output
True False
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.