[ python-Bugs-1776696 ] tempfile.TemporaryFile differs between platforms

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Bugs item #1776696, was opened at 2007-08-18 04:31
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Kenneth Loafman (loafman)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: tempfile.TemporaryFile differs between platforms

Initial Comment:
When running the following:

import tempfile
foo=tempfile.TemporaryFile
type(foo)

Linux returns:
<type 'file'>

Windows and Cygwin return:
<type 'instance'>

It should return the same across platforms, or return an undefined indication if not possible.


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Comment By: Christian Heimes (tiran)
Date: 2007-08-19 14:54

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It's not a bug. The interface for both types are equal. Python doesn't
guarantee that it uses the same types on every platform. It just guarantees
that the behavior of the objects are the same on both platforms. Please
study tempfile.py for detailed information.

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