This chapter describes modules which support handling data formats commonly used on the Internet.
email--- An email and MIME handling packageemail.message: Representing an email messageemail.parser: Parsing email messagesemail.generator: Generating MIME documentsemail.mime: Creating email and MIME objects from scratchemail.header: Internationalized headersemail.charset: Representing character setsemail.encoders: Encodersemail.errors: Exception and Defect classesemail.utils: Miscellaneous utilitiesemail.iterators: Iteratorsemail: Examples- Package History
- Differences from
mimelib
json--- JSON encoder and decodermailcap--- Mailcap file handlingmailbox--- Manipulate mailboxes in various formatsmhlib--- Access to MH mailboxesmimetools--- Tools for parsing MIME messagesmimetypes--- Map filenames to MIME typesMimeWriter--- Generic MIME file writermimify--- MIME processing of mail messagesmultifile--- Support for files containing distinct partsrfc822--- Parse RFC 2822 mail headersbase64--- RFC 3548: Base16, Base32, Base64 Data Encodingsbinhex--- Encode and decode binhex4 filesbinascii--- Convert between binary and ASCIIquopri--- Encode and decode MIME quoted-printable datauu--- Encode and decode uuencode files