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.