Now use tempfile library to create temporary directory

tests/resources/layer_dumps_for_br_lauro_de_freitas/test_write_layers_to_geotiff.py

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def test_geotiff_writing():
     qgis_project_file = 'layers_for_br_lauro_de_freitas.qgs'
 
     source_folder = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    output_temp_folder = create_temp_folder('test_result_tif_files')
+    output_temp_folder = create_temp_folder('test_result_tif_files', True)
+
     source_qgis_file = os.path.join(source_folder, qgis_project_file)
     target_qgis_file = os.path.join(output_temp_folder, qgis_project_file)
     shutil.copyfile(source_qgis_file, target_qgis_file)

tools/general_tools.py

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-import platform
 import os
+import tempfile
+import shutil
 
-def create_temp_folder(sub_directory):
-    if platform.system() == 'Linux':
-        path = '/tmp/%s' % sub_directory
-    elif platform.system() == 'Windows':
-        localappdata_path = os.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")
-        path = r'%s\Temp\%s' % (localappdata_path, sub_directory)
-    else:
-        raise ValueError('Method not implemented for this OS.')
+def create_temp_folder(sub_directory_name: str, delete_existing_files: bool):
+    scratch_dir_name = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory().name
+    dirpath = os.path.dirname(scratch_dir_name)
+    temp_dir = os.path.join(dirpath, sub_directory_name)
 
-    if os.path.isdir(path) == False:
-        os.makedirs(path)
-
-    return path
+    if os.path.isdir(temp_dir) is False:
+        os.makedirs(temp_dir)
+    elif delete_existing_files is True:
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
+        os.makedirs(temp_dir)
 
+    return temp_dir