From fdded56a469880a8230c44232cd7ce36edc99f3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antoine Pitrou Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 15:58:11 +0000 Subject: Clarify that IMAP4() implicitly calls open(), and that logout() implicitly calls shutdown(). --- Doc/library/imaplib.rst | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/imaplib.rst b/Doc/library/imaplib.rst index 78adcf8..1d92fe5 100644 --- a/Doc/library/imaplib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/imaplib.rst @@ -298,9 +298,10 @@ An :class:`IMAP4` instance has the following methods: .. method:: IMAP4.open(host, port) - Opens socket to *port* at *host*. The connection objects established by this + Opens socket to *port* at *host*. This method is implicitly called by + the :class:`IMAP4` constructor. The connection objects established by this method will be used in the ``read``, ``readline``, ``send``, and ``shutdown`` - methods. You may override this method. + methods. You may override this method. .. method:: IMAP4.partial(message_num, message_part, start, length) @@ -390,7 +391,8 @@ An :class:`IMAP4` instance has the following methods: .. method:: IMAP4.shutdown() - Close connection established in ``open``. You may override this method. + Close connection established in ``open``. This method is implicitly + called by :meth:`IMAP4.logout`. You may override this method. .. method:: IMAP4.socket() -- cgit v0.12