Use $TMPDIR if it is set in the environment.

cff3454e · Guido van Rossum · a61ff7b1 · cff3454e
Commit cff3454e authored Jan 14, 1992 by Guido van Rossum
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--- a/Lib/tempfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tempfile.py
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ import path


 # Changeable parameters (by clients!)...
-# XXX Should the environment variable $TMPDIR override tempdir?

 tempdir = '/usr/tmp'
 template = '@'

+# Use environment variable $TMPDIR to override default tempdir.
+
+if posix.environ.has_key('TMPDIR'):
+	# XXX Could check that it's a writable directory...
+	tempdir = posix.environ['TMPDIR']
+

 # Counter for generating unique names