Python in a Nutshell

Name

Generator

Synopsis

class Generator(outfp,mangle_from_=False,maxheaderlen=78)

outfp is a file or file-like object supplying method write. When mangle_from_ is true, g prepends a '>' to any line in a message’s payload that starts with 'From ' This helps make the message’s textual form more safely parseable. g wraps each header line at semicolons, into physical lines of no more than maxheaderlen characters, for readability. To use g, just call it:

                        g(m, unixfrom=False)

This emits m in text form to outfp, like outfp .write( m .as_string( unixfrom )).