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)