1 # Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Python Software Foundation

     2 # Author: Barry Warsaw

     3 # Contact: email-sig@python.org

     4 

     5 """Class representing text/* type MIME documents."""

     6 

     7 __all__ = ['MIMEText']

     8 

     9 from email.encoders import encode_7or8bit

    10 from email.mime.nonmultipart import MIMENonMultipart

    11 

    12 

    13 

    14 class MIMEText(MIMENonMultipart):

    15     """Class for generating text/* type MIME documents."""

    16 

    17     def __init__(self, _text, _subtype='plain', _charset='us-ascii'):

    18         """Create a text/* type MIME document.

    19 

    20         _text is the string for this message object.

    21 

    22         _subtype is the MIME sub content type, defaulting to "plain".

    23 

    24         _charset is the character set parameter added to the Content-Type

    25         header.  This defaults to "us-ascii".  Note that as a side-effect, the

    26         Content-Transfer-Encoding header will also be set.

    27         """

    28         MIMENonMultipart.__init__(self, 'text', _subtype,

    29                                   **{'charset': _charset})

    30         self.set_payload(_text, _charset)