TempFilename.py

#=========================================================================
# This is OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE governed by the Gnu General Public
# License (GPL) version 3, as described at www.opensource.org.
# Copyright (C)2016 William H. Majoros (martiandna@gmail.com).
#=========================================================================
from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function, 
   unicode_literals, generators, nested_scopes, with_statement)
from builtins import (bytes, dict, int, list, object, range, str, ascii,
   chr, hex, input, next, oct, open, pow, round, super, filter, map, zip)
import tempfile
import os

def generate(suffix=""):
  [fh,filename]=tempfile.mkstemp(suffix)
  os.close(fh)
  return filename