I'd like to do something like the following pseudocode
existing_message = mailbox[key] # an email.message.Message
new_message = email.message.Message()
for part in existing_message.walk():
if passes_test(part):
new_message.add(part) # need proper call here
else:
log("skipping %r" % part)
or alternatively something like this pseudocode inverse
new_message = copy.copy(existing_message)
for part in new_message.walk():
if fails_test(part):
new_message.magic_delete_part_method(part)
However, I want to make sure that just the selected mime-parts get
eliminated and that everything else (other mime-parts as well as
headers) gets copied over. Points giving me minor fits:
- mime-parts can be nested, so I need to recursively handle them
- making sure that if the source is/isn't multipart, that the
resulting new message is the same
- ensuring that headers get preserved (including the order)
Is there an obvious way to do this without rolling up my sleeves and
getting into the source for email.message and friends?
Thanks,
-tkc
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