Python2.7 - reading from tempfile

Question

I use python2.7 and i have a question about reading from tempfile. Here is my code:

import tempfile


for i in range(0,10):
    f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()

    f.write("Hello")

    ##f.seek(0)

    print f.read()

With this code , i get something like this:

Rﾜ
nize.pyR
ﾞ`Sc
d
Rﾜ
Rﾜ
Z
Z
nize.pyR
ﾞ`Sc

what are these?

Thanks!

Cannot reproduce. Do you perhaps have a file named `tempfile.py` in the same directory as your script? — jwodder, Dec 07 '16 at 22:46
cannot reproduce on mac, but I get similar results on windows — chickity china chinese chicken, Dec 07 '16 at 22:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 07 '16 at 23:09

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You are writing string to a file opened in bytes mode. Add the mode parameter to your call to NamedTemporaryFile:

f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w")

answered Dec 07 '16 at 23:09

if I do this in code then displays an error : `IOError: File not open for reading`.. There is something i dont understand? – AlexDotis Dec 08 '16 at 15:55

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