file_name_generator

outputting.file_name_generator(output_folder=None)

Keeps track of filenames that have been used and generates the next unused one

Parameters:output_folder (string, optional) – The folder into which the new file will be placed. Default is the current working directory Returns:new_file_name – Creates a new file with the name <handle> and the extension <extension>. It takes two string parameters: (handle, extension) and returns one fileName string Return type:function

Examples

>>> file_name_gen = file_name_generator("./")
>>> file_name_gen("a", "b")
'./a.b'
>>> file_name_gen("a", "b")
'./a_1.b'
>>> file_name_gen("", "")
'./'
>>> file_name_gen = file_name_generator()
>>> fileName = file_name_gen("", "")
>>> fileName == os.getcwd()
False