12.5.1 MH Objects

12.5.1 MH Objects

MH instances have the following methods:

error( format[, ...]): Print an error message - can be overridden.

getprofile( key): Return a profile entry (None if not set).

getpath( ): Return the mailbox pathname.

getcontext( ): Return the current folder name.

setcontext( name): Set the current folder name.

listfolders( ): Return a list of top-level folders.

listallfolders( ): Return a list of all folders.

listsubfolders( name): Return a list of direct subfolders of the given folder.

listallsubfolders( name): Return a list of all subfolders of the given folder.

makefolder( name): Create a new folder.

deletefolder( name): Delete a folder - must have no subfolders.

openfolder( name): Return a new open folder object.

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