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# Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Python Software Foundation
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# Contact: email-sig@python.org
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"""Class representing text/* type MIME documents."""
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from email.encoders import encode_7or8bit
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from email.mime.nonmultipart import MIMENonMultipart
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class MIMEText(MIMENonMultipart):
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"""Class for generating text/* type MIME documents."""
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def __init__(self, _text, _subtype='plain', _charset='us-ascii'):
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"""Create a text/* type MIME document.
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_text is the string for this message object.
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_subtype is the MIME sub content type, defaulting to "plain".
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_charset is the character set parameter added to the Content-Type
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header. This defaults to "us-ascii". Note that as a side-effect, the
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Content-Transfer-Encoding header will also be set.
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MIMENonMultipart.__init__(self, 'text', _subtype,
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**{'charset': _charset})
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self.set_payload(_text, _charset)