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diff --git a/Lib/email/_policybase.py b/Lib/email/_policybase.py
index c0d98a4..d699484 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_policybase.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_policybase.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ class Policy(_PolicyBase, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
them. This is used when the message is being
serialized by a generator. Default: True.
+ message_factory -- the class to use to create new message objects.
+
"""
raise_on_defect = False
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ class Policy(_PolicyBase, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
cte_type = '8bit'
max_line_length = 78
mangle_from_ = False
+ # XXX To avoid circular imports, this is set in email.message.
+ message_factory = None
def handle_defect(self, obj, defect):
"""Based on policy, either raise defect or call register_defect.