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12.15.1 MH Objects

MH instances have the following methods:

MHerror(format[, ...])

Print an error message -- can be overridden.

MHgetprofile(key)

Return a profile entry (None if not set).

MHgetpath()

Return the mailbox pathname.

MHgetcontext()

Return the current folder name.

MHsetcontext(name)

Set the current folder name.

MHlistfolders()

Return a list of top-level folders.

MHlistallfolders()

Return a list of all folders.

MHlistsubfolders(name)

Return a list of direct subfolders of the given folder.

MHlistallsubfolders(name)

Return a list of all subfolders of the given folder.

MHmakefolder(name)

Create a new folder.

MHdeletefolder(name)

Delete a folder -- must have no subfolders.

MHopenfolder(name)

Return a new open folder object.

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