Sat, 22 Oct 2016 19:41:45 -0400 wrote Adam Jensen:
> On 10/22/2016 05:47 AM, andy wrote:
>> I would type: help(mailbox) after importing it.
>
> I guess the output of that might be more meaningful once I understand
> the underlying structures and conventions.
yes - you are right. fortunatelly python autors have thought about
'documntation strings' and 'coding style', the syntax of python itself
helps reading source code (indentation). this allows using auto-
documentation features like help(...).
when i don't know enough about a module like 'mailbox' , i first try a
file search for the source code on the local system: i.e. 'locate
mailbox.py' on a linux system. possibly i have to install the module
first when there is nothing found (using pip or package manager).
this yields on my system ('sudo updatedb' - for updating the db) to this
result:
/usr/lib/python2.7/mailbox.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/mailbox.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.5/mailbox.py
i can read the source file with: 'less /usr/lib/python3.5/mailbox.py'.
within the sourcefile i can study the imports and data structures.
Other sources of information: doc.python.org - even with search:
https://docs.python.org/3/search.html?q=mailbox
and finally all these mail-modules should follow the RFCs ;-)
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2822
best regards
andy
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