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.