+def temp_filename(directory=None, dotprefix=None, perms=0700):
+ """Return a secure and unique filename by pre-creating it.
+If 'directory' is non-null, it will be the directory the file is pre-created in.
+If 'dotprefix' is non-null, the filename will be prefixed with a '.'."""
+
+ if directory:
+ old_tempdir = tempfile.tempdir;
+ tempfile.tempdir = directory;
+
+ filename = tempfile.mktemp();
+
+ if dotprefix:
+ filename = "%s/.%s" % (os.path.dirname(filename), os.path.basename(filename));
+ fd = os.open(filename, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT|os.O_EXCL, perms);
+ os.close(fd);
+
+ if directory:
+ tempfile.tempdir = old_tempdir;
+
+ return filename;
+
+################################################################################
+