Adding to a zip file

[Peter Hansen]

Dennis Hotson wrote:

> I'm having trouble adding a file to a .zip file using python2.3.
> The write method of a ZipFile object needs a filename in
> order to add a file to the archive.
> 
> The problem is that I want to add a 'file-like' object... ie the 'file'
> doesn't have a real filename.
> 
> Any suggestions on what I could do? :)

Look for the writestr() method of the ZipFile object.

> Oh and also, I looked at os.tmpname() to try and create a temporary
> file.. but I keep getting warnings about it's security. Does anyone know
> how safe it would be to use it?

Exactly as safe as the docs suggest?  In any case, I would
suggest looking at the "tempfile" module instead.

-Peter