Issue importing Python tempfile module

Question

I am trying to create tempfile but my python versions do not allow me to proceed and give the following complaints. Do I need to upgrade this version to use tempfile module. Thanks

Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jan  9 2013, 06:47:03) [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-54)] on linux2
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>>> import tempfile
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "tempfile.py", line 2, in ?
    temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'NamedTemporaryFile'

Answer 1

You are importing a local file. You have a file named tempfile.py in your local directory that masks the global module. import tempfile imports that file, not the standard library module.

Use print tempfile.__file__ to locate that file if you cannot find it. Rename that file to something else.

The Python 2.4 tempfile module supports NamedTemporaryFile without upgrading.