From 557d2d20d484a7b22da39cdb876f6312ab66d561 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebb Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:10:47 +0000 Subject: gh-121529: Document `from_` parameter in `_mboxMMDF` public methods (#121530) --- Doc/library/mailbox.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/mailbox.rst b/Doc/library/mailbox.rst index abb32f9..e8a96f2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/mailbox.rst +++ b/Doc/library/mailbox.rst @@ -587,12 +587,27 @@ Supported mailbox formats are Maildir, mbox, MH, Babyl, and MMDF. remarks: - .. method:: get_file(key) + .. method:: get_bytes(key, from_=False) + + Note: This method has an extra parameter (*from_*) compared with other classes. + The first line of an mbox file entry is the Unix "From " line. + If *from_* is False, the first line of the file is dropped. + + .. method:: get_file(key, from_=False) Using the file after calling :meth:`~Mailbox.flush` or :meth:`~Mailbox.close` on the :class:`!mbox` instance may yield unpredictable results or raise an exception. + Note: This method has an extra parameter (*from_*) compared with other classes. + The first line of an mbox file entry is the Unix "From " line. + If *from_* is False, the first line of the file is dropped. + + .. method:: get_string(key, from_=False) + + Note: This method has an extra parameter (*from_*) compared with other classes. + The first line of an mbox file entry is the Unix "From " line. + If *from_* is False, the first line of the file is dropped. .. method:: lock() unlock() @@ -851,12 +866,22 @@ Supported mailbox formats are Maildir, mbox, MH, Babyl, and MMDF. remarks: - .. method:: get_file(key) + .. method:: get_bytes(key, from_=False) + + Note: This method has an extra parameter (*from_*) compared with other classes. + The first line of an mbox file entry is the Unix "From " line. + If *from_* is False, the first line of the file is dropped. + + .. method:: get_file(key, from_=False) Using the file after calling :meth:`~Mailbox.flush` or :meth:`~Mailbox.close` on the :class:`!MMDF` instance may yield unpredictable results or raise an exception. + Note: This method has an extra parameter (*from_*) compared with other classes. + The first line of an mbox file entry is the Unix "From " line. + If *from_* is False, the first line of the file is dropped. + .. method:: lock() unlock() -- cgit v0.12