What is the best way to create a new file in Python, moving if needed an existing file with the same name to a different path? While you could do if os.path.exists(name_of_file): os.move(name_of_file, backup_name) f = open(name_of_file, "w") that has TOCTOU issues (e.g. multiple processes could try and create the file at the same time). Can I avoid those issues using only the standard library (preferably), or is there a package which handles this. You can assume a POSIX file system. Continue reading...
