Resolve PR feedback

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/tests/test_history.py b/tests/test_history.py
index 2fdd772f..3a52bda9 100644
--- a/tests/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/test_history.py
@@ -459,14 +459,11 @@ def hist_file():
         pass
 
 def test_bad_history_file_path(capsys, request):
-    # Use a directory path as the history file
-    test_dir = os.path.dirname(request.module.__file__)
-
-    # Create a new cmd2 app
-    cmd2.Cmd(persistent_history_file=test_dir)
-    _, err = capsys.readouterr()
-
-    assert 'is a directory' in err
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as test_dir:
+        # Create a new cmd2 app
+        cmd2.Cmd(persistent_history_file=test_dir)
+        _, err = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert 'is a directory' in err
 
 def test_history_file_conversion_no_truncate_on_init(hist_file, capsys):
     # test the code that converts a plain text history file to a pickle binary