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diff --git a/Doc/library/imaplib.rst b/Doc/library/imaplib.rst index 038355c..fefb284 100644 --- a/Doc/library/imaplib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/imaplib.rst @@ -113,13 +113,15 @@ The following utility functions are defined: .. function:: Time2Internaldate(date_time) - Convert *date_time* to an IMAP4 ``INTERNALDATE`` representation. The - return value is a string in the form: ``"DD-Mmm-YYYY HH:MM:SS - +HHMM"`` (including double-quotes). The *date_time* argument can be a - number (int or float) representing seconds since epoch (as returned - by :func:`time.time`), a 9-tuple representing local time (as returned by - :func:`time.localtime`), or a double-quoted string. In the last case, it - is assumed to already be in the correct format. + Convert *date_time* to an IMAP4 ``INTERNALDATE`` representation. + The return value is a string in the form: ``"DD-Mmm-YYYY HH:MM:SS + +HHMM"`` (including double-quotes). The *date_time* argument can + be a number (int or float) representing seconds since epoch (as + returned by :func:`time.time`), a 9-tuple representing local time + an instance of :class:`time.struct_time` (as returned by + :func:`time.localtime`), an aware instance of + :class:`datetime.datetime`, or a double-quoted string. In the last + case, it is assumed to already be in the correct format. Note that IMAP4 message numbers change as the mailbox changes; in particular, after an ``EXPUNGE`` command performs deletions the remaining messages are |