# Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Python Software Foundation

# Author: Barry Warsaw

# Contact: email-sig@python.org

"""Class representing text/* type MIME documents."""

__all__ = ['MIMEText']

from email.encoders import encode_7or8bit

from email.mime.nonmultipart import MIMENonMultipart

class MIMEText(MIMENonMultipart):

    """Class for generating text/* type MIME documents."""

    def __init__(self, _text, _subtype='plain', _charset='us-ascii'):

        """Create a text/* type MIME document.

        _text is the string for this message object.

        _subtype is the MIME sub content type, defaulting to "plain".

        _charset is the character set parameter added to the Content-Type

        header.  This defaults to "us-ascii".  Note that as a side-effect, the

        Content-Transfer-Encoding header will also be set.

        """

        MIMENonMultipart.__init__(self, 'text', _subtype,

                                  **{'charset': _charset})

        self.set_payload(_text, _charset)