1# Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Python Software Foundation
2# Author: Barry Warsaw
3# Contact: email-sig@python.org
4
5"""Class representing text/* type MIME documents."""
6
7__all__ = ['MIMEText']
8
9from email.encoders import encode_7or8bit
10from email.mime.nonmultipart import MIMENonMultipart
11
12
13
14class MIMEText(MIMENonMultipart):
15    """Class for generating text/* type MIME documents."""
16
17    def __init__(self, _text, _subtype='plain', _charset='us-ascii'):
18        """Create a text/* type MIME document.
19
20        _text is the string for this message object.
21
22        _subtype is the MIME sub content type, defaulting to "plain".
23
24        _charset is the character set parameter added to the Content-Type
25        header.  This defaults to "us-ascii".  Note that as a side-effect, the
26        Content-Transfer-Encoding header will also be set.
27        """
28        MIMENonMultipart.__init__(self, 'text', _subtype,
29                                  **{'charset': _charset})
30        self.set_payload(_text, _charset)
31