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Internet Data Handling</a> »</li> </ul> </div> <div class="document"> <div class="documentwrapper"> <div class="bodywrapper"> <div class="body"> <div class="section" id="module-mhlib"> <span id="mhlib-access-to-mh-mailboxes"></span><h1>18.5. <a class="reference internal" href="#module-mhlib" title="mhlib: Manipulate MH mailboxes from Python. (deprecated)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">mhlib</span></tt></a> — Access to MH mailboxes<a class="headerlink" href="#module-mhlib" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <p class="deprecated"> <span class="versionmodified">Deprecated since version 2.6: </span>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-mhlib" title="mhlib: Manipulate MH mailboxes from Python. (deprecated)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">mhlib</span></tt></a> module has been removed in Python 3. Use the <a class="reference internal" href="mailbox.html#module-mailbox" title="mailbox: Manipulate mailboxes in various formats"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">mailbox</span></tt></a> instead.</p> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-mhlib" title="mhlib: Manipulate MH mailboxes from Python. (deprecated)"><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">mhlib</span></tt></a> module provides a Python interface to MH folders and their contents.</p> <p>The module contains three basic classes, <a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.MH" title="mhlib.MH"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">MH</span></tt></a>, which represents a particular collection of folders, <a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.Folder" title="mhlib.Folder"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Folder</span></tt></a>, which represents a single folder, and <a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.Message" title="mhlib.Message"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Message</span></tt></a>, which represents a single message.</p> <dl class="class"> <dt id="mhlib.MH"> <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">mhlib.</tt><tt class="descname">MH</tt><big>(</big><span class="optional">[</span><em>path</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>profile</em><span class="optional">]</span><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.MH" title="mhlib.MH"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">MH</span></tt></a> represents a collection of MH folders.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="class"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder"> <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">mhlib.</tt><tt class="descname">Folder</tt><big>(</big><em>mh</em>, <em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.Folder" title="mhlib.Folder"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Folder</span></tt></a> class represents a single folder and its messages.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="class"> <dt id="mhlib.Message"> <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">mhlib.</tt><tt class="descname">Message</tt><big>(</big><em>folder</em>, <em>number</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>name</em><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Message" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.Message" title="mhlib.Message"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Message</span></tt></a> objects represent individual messages in a folder. The Message class is derived from <a class="reference internal" href="mimetools.html#mimetools.Message" title="mimetools.Message"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">mimetools.Message</span></tt></a>.</p> </dd></dl> <div class="section" id="mh-objects"> <span id="id1"></span><h2>18.5.1. MH Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#mh-objects" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p><a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.MH" title="mhlib.MH"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">MH</span></tt></a> instances have the following methods:</p> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.error"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">error</tt><big>(</big><em>format</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>...</em><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.error" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Print an error message – can be overridden.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.getprofile"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">getprofile</tt><big>(</big><em>key</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.getprofile" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a profile entry (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt> if not set).</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.getpath"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">getpath</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.getpath" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return the mailbox pathname.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.getcontext"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">getcontext</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.getcontext" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return the current folder name.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.setcontext"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">setcontext</tt><big>(</big><em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.setcontext" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the current folder name.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.listfolders"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">listfolders</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.listfolders" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a list of top-level folders.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.listallfolders"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">listallfolders</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.listallfolders" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a list of all folders.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.listsubfolders"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">listsubfolders</tt><big>(</big><em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.listsubfolders" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a list of direct subfolders of the given folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.listallsubfolders"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">listallsubfolders</tt><big>(</big><em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.listallsubfolders" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a list of all subfolders of the given folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.makefolder"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">makefolder</tt><big>(</big><em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.makefolder" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Create a new folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.deletefolder"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">deletefolder</tt><big>(</big><em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.deletefolder" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Delete a folder – must have no subfolders.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.MH.openfolder"> <tt class="descclassname">MH.</tt><tt class="descname">openfolder</tt><big>(</big><em>name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.MH.openfolder" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a new open folder object.</p> </dd></dl> </div> <div class="section" id="folder-objects"> <span id="mh-folder-objects"></span><h2>18.5.2. Folder Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#folder-objects" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p><a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.Folder" title="mhlib.Folder"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Folder</span></tt></a> instances represent open folders and have the following methods:</p> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.error"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">error</tt><big>(</big><em>format</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>...</em><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.error" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Print an error message – can be overridden.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.getfullname"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">getfullname</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.getfullname" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return the folder’s full pathname.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.getsequencesfilename"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">getsequencesfilename</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.getsequencesfilename" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return the full pathname of the folder’s sequences file.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.getmessagefilename"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">getmessagefilename</tt><big>(</big><em>n</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.getmessagefilename" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return the full pathname of message <em>n</em> of the folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.listmessages"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">listmessages</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.listmessages" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a list of messages in the folder (as numbers).</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.getcurrent"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">getcurrent</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.getcurrent" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return the current message number.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.setcurrent"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">setcurrent</tt><big>(</big><em>n</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.setcurrent" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the current message number to <em>n</em>.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.parsesequence"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">parsesequence</tt><big>(</big><em>seq</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.parsesequence" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Parse msgs syntax into list of messages.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.getlast"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">getlast</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.getlast" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Get last message, or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">0</span></tt> if no messages are in the folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.setlast"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">setlast</tt><big>(</big><em>n</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.setlast" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set last message (internal use only).</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.getsequences"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">getsequences</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.getsequences" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return dictionary of sequences in folder. The sequence names are used as keys, and the values are the lists of message numbers in the sequences.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.putsequences"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">putsequences</tt><big>(</big><em>dict</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.putsequences" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return dictionary of sequences in folder name: list.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.removemessages"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">removemessages</tt><big>(</big><em>list</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.removemessages" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Remove messages in list from folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.refilemessages"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">refilemessages</tt><big>(</big><em>list</em>, <em>tofolder</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.refilemessages" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Move messages in list to other folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.movemessage"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">movemessage</tt><big>(</big><em>n</em>, <em>tofolder</em>, <em>ton</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.movemessage" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Move one message to a given destination in another folder.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Folder.copymessage"> <tt class="descclassname">Folder.</tt><tt class="descname">copymessage</tt><big>(</big><em>n</em>, <em>tofolder</em>, <em>ton</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Folder.copymessage" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Copy one message to a given destination in another folder.</p> </dd></dl> </div> <div class="section" id="message-objects"> <span id="mh-message-objects"></span><h2>18.5.3. Message Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#message-objects" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#mhlib.Message" title="mhlib.Message"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Message</span></tt></a> class adds one method to those of <a class="reference internal" href="mimetools.html#mimetools.Message" title="mimetools.Message"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">mimetools.Message</span></tt></a>:</p> <dl class="method"> <dt id="mhlib.Message.openmessage"> <tt class="descclassname">Message.</tt><tt class="descname">openmessage</tt><big>(</big><em>n</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#mhlib.Message.openmessage" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Return a new open message object (costs a file descriptor).</p> </dd></dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sphinxsidebar"> <div class="sphinxsidebarwrapper"> <h3><a href="../contents.html">Table Of Contents</a></h3> <ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#">18.5. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">mhlib</span></tt> — Access to MH mailboxes</a><ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#mh-objects">18.5.1. MH Objects</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#folder-objects">18.5.2. Folder Objects</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#message-objects">18.5.3. 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