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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/poplib.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/poplib.py b/Lib/poplib.py index 2539892..0f588c1 100644 --- a/Lib/poplib.py +++ b/Lib/poplib.py @@ -196,14 +196,17 @@ class POP3: return (numMessages, sizeMessages) - def list(self, which=None): + def list(self, msg=None): """Request listing, return result. - Result is in form ['response', ['mesg_num octets', ...]]. - Unsure what the optional 'msg' arg does. + Result without a msg argument is in form + ['response', ['mesg_num octets', ...]]. + + Result when a msg argument is given is a single response: + the "scan listing" for that message. """ if which: - return self._longcmd('LIST %s' % which) + return self._shortcmd('LIST %s' % which) return self._longcmd('LIST') |