in-memory-only file object from string

[Caolan]

The mmap module should do what you are looking for. It allows you to store data in memory (hence the name memory map) and treat it as both a string and a file.

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From: python-list-bounces+caolan=ldmf.net at python.org on behalf of bobrik
Sent: Wed 8/23/2006 2:56 PM
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Subject: in-memory-only file object from string



Hello,

how to create a file object whose contents I initialize from a string
and which is purely in memory?
I can make a workaround like this:

filecontents = "Very interesting stuff ... "
file = os.tmpfile ()
file.write (filecontents)
file.seek (0)
procedure (fileobject = file)

but this creates a file on harddisk. Instead I would like to use
something like:

filecontents = "Very interesting stuff ... "
file = stringfile (filecontents)
procedure (fileobject = file)

Is this possible somehow? I appreciate any help.

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