generator.py 文件源码

def flatten(self, msg, unixfrom=False):
        """Print the message object tree rooted at msg to the output file
        specified when the Generator instance was created.

        unixfrom is a flag that forces the printing of a Unix From_ delimiter
        before the first object in the message tree.  If the original message
        has no From_ delimiter, a `standard' one is crafted.  By default, this
        is False to inhibit the printing of any From_ delimiter.

        Note that for subobjects, no From_ line is printed.
        """
        if unixfrom:
            ufrom = msg.get_unixfrom()
            if not ufrom:
                ufrom = 'From nobody ' + time.ctime(time.time())
            print >> self._fp, ufrom
        self._write(msg)