tempfile_TemporaryFile_text.py

#1/usr/bin/env python

# this is from The Python
# Standard Library by example
# ISBN13: 9780321767349

import tempfile

with tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode='w+t') as f:
    f.writelines(['first\n', 'second\n'])
    f.seek(0)

    for line in f:
        print line.rstrip()