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@@ -58,13 +58,18 @@ of the new API.
begins with angle brackets, they are stripped off.
-.. function:: parseaddr(address)
+.. function:: parseaddr(address, *, strict=True)
Parse address -- which should be the value of some address-containing field such
as :mailheader:`To` or :mailheader:`Cc` -- into its constituent *realname* and
*email address* parts. Returns a tuple of that information, unless the parse
fails, in which case a 2-tuple of ``('', '')`` is returned.
+ If *strict* is true, use a strict parser which rejects malformed inputs.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.13
+ Add *strict* optional parameter and reject malformed inputs by default.
+
.. function:: formataddr(pair, charset='utf-8')
@@ -82,12 +87,15 @@ of the new API.
Added the *charset* option.
-.. function:: getaddresses(fieldvalues)
+.. function:: getaddresses(fieldvalues, *, strict=True)
This method returns a list of 2-tuples of the form returned by ``parseaddr()``.
*fieldvalues* is a sequence of header field values as might be returned by
- :meth:`Message.get_all <email.message.Message.get_all>`. Here's a simple
- example that gets all the recipients of a message::
+ :meth:`Message.get_all <email.message.Message.get_all>`.
+
+ If *strict* is true, use a strict parser which rejects malformed inputs.
+
+ Here's a simple example that gets all the recipients of a message::
from email.utils import getaddresses
@@ -97,6 +105,9 @@ of the new API.
resent_ccs = msg.get_all('resent-cc', [])
all_recipients = getaddresses(tos + ccs + resent_tos + resent_ccs)
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.13
+ Add *strict* optional parameter and reject malformed inputs by default.
+
.. function:: parsedate(date)