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layout: overview
slug: nemo-curator/nemo\_curator/utils/operation\_utils
title: nemo\_curator.utils.operation\_utils
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## Module Contents

### Functions

| Name                                                                                                           | Description                                                                    |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [`get_tmp_dir`](#nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-get_tmp_dir)                                               | Retrieve the appropriate temporary directory based on the runtime environment. |
| [`make_named_temporary_file`](#nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_named_temporary_file)                   | Context manager to create a named temporary file.                              |
| [`make_pipeline_named_temporary_file`](#nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_pipeline_named_temporary_file) | Context manager to create a named temporary file for pipelines.                |
| [`make_pipeline_temporary_dir`](#nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_pipeline_temporary_dir)               | Context manager to create a temporary directory for pipelines.                 |
| [`make_temporary_dir`](#nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_temporary_dir)                                 | Context manager to create a temporary directory.                               |

### API

<Anchor id="nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-get_tmp_dir">
  <CodeBlock showLineNumbers={false} wordWrap={true}>
    ```python
    nemo_curator.utils.operation_utils.get_tmp_dir() -> pathlib.Path
    ```
  </CodeBlock>
</Anchor>

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  Retrieve the appropriate temporary directory based on the runtime environment.

  **Returns:** `pathlib.Path`

  pathlib.Path: Path to the temporary directory.
</Indent>

<Anchor id="nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_named_temporary_file">
  <CodeBlock showLineNumbers={false} wordWrap={true}>
    ```python
    nemo_curator.utils.operation_utils.make_named_temporary_file(
        prefix: str | None = None,
        suffix: str | None = None,
        delete: bool = True,
        target_dir: pathlib.Path | None = None
    ) -> collections.abc.Generator[pathlib.Path, None, None]
    ```
  </CodeBlock>
</Anchor>

<Indent>
  Context manager to create a named temporary file.

  **Parameters:**

  <ParamField path="prefix" type="Optional[str]" default="None">
    Prefix for the file name. Defaults to None.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="suffix" type="Optional[str]" default="None">
    suffix for the file name. Defaults to None.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="delete" type="bool" default="True">
    If True, the file will be deleted upon exit. Defaults to True.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="target_dir" type="Optional[pathlib.Path]" default="None">
    Directory where the file should be created. Defaults to None.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

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  <CodeBlock showLineNumbers={false} wordWrap={true}>
    ```python
    nemo_curator.utils.operation_utils.make_pipeline_named_temporary_file(
        sub_dir: str | None = None,
        suffix: str | None = None
    ) -> collections.abc.Generator[pathlib.Path, None, None]
    ```
  </CodeBlock>
</Anchor>

<Indent>
  Context manager to create a named temporary file for pipelines.
</Indent>

<Anchor id="nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_pipeline_temporary_dir">
  <CodeBlock showLineNumbers={false} wordWrap={true}>
    ```python
    nemo_curator.utils.operation_utils.make_pipeline_temporary_dir(
        sub_dir: str | None = None
    ) -> collections.abc.Generator[pathlib.Path, None, None]
    ```
  </CodeBlock>
</Anchor>

<Indent>
  Context manager to create a temporary directory for pipelines.
</Indent>

<Anchor id="nemo_curator-utils-operation_utils-make_temporary_dir">
  <CodeBlock showLineNumbers={false} wordWrap={true}>
    ```python
    nemo_curator.utils.operation_utils.make_temporary_dir(
        prefix: str | None = None,
        target_dir: pathlib.Path | None = None,
        delete: bool = True
    ) -> collections.abc.Generator[pathlib.Path, None, None]
    ```
  </CodeBlock>
</Anchor>

<Indent>
  Context manager to create a temporary directory.

  **Parameters:**

  <ParamField path="prefix" type="Optional[str]" default="None">
    Prefix for the directory name. Defaults to None.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="target_dir" type="Optional[pathlib.Path]" default="None">
    Parent directory for the temporary directory. Defaults to None.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="delete" type="bool" default="True">
    If True, the directory will be deleted upon exit. Defaults to True.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>