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+# Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Python Software Foundation
+# Author: Keith Dart
+# Contact: email-sig@python.org
+
+"""Class representing application/* type MIME documents."""
+
+__all__ = ["MIMEApplication"]
+
+from email import encoders
+from email.mime.nonmultipart import MIMENonMultipart
+
+
+class MIMEApplication(MIMENonMultipart):
+    """Class for generating application/* MIME documents."""
+
+    def __init__(self, _data, _subtype='octet-stream',
+                 _encoder=encoders.encode_base64, **_params):
+        """Create an application/* type MIME document.
+
+        _data is a string containing the raw applicatoin data.
+
+        _subtype is the MIME content type subtype, defaulting to
+        'octet-stream'.
+
+        _encoder is a function which will perform the actual encoding for
+        transport of the application data, defaulting to base64 encoding.
+
+        Any additional keyword arguments are passed to the base class
+        constructor, which turns them into parameters on the Content-Type
+        header.
+        """
+        if _subtype is None:
+            raise TypeError('Invalid application MIME subtype')
+        MIMENonMultipart.__init__(self, 'application', _subtype, **_params)
+        self.set_payload(_data)
+        _encoder(self)