Copying the email package back, despite its failings.

Lib/email/__init__.py

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+# Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Python Software Foundation
+# Author: Barry Warsaw
+# Contact: [email protected]
+
+"""A package for parsing, handling, and generating email messages."""
+
+__version__ = '5.0.0'
+
+__all__ = [
+    'base64mime',
+    'charset',
+    'encoders',
+    'errors',
+    'generator',
+    'header',
+    'iterators',
+    'message',
+    'message_from_file',
+    'message_from_string',
+    'mime',
+    'parser',
+    'quoprimime',
+    'utils',
+    ]
+
+
+
+# Some convenience routines.  Don't import Parser and Message as side-effects
+# of importing email since those cascadingly import most of the rest of the
+# email package.
+def message_from_string(s, *args, **kws):
+    """Parse a string into a Message object model.
+
+    Optional _class and strict are passed to the Parser constructor.
+    """
+    from email.parser import Parser
+    return Parser(*args, **kws).parsestr(s)
+
+
+def message_from_file(fp, *args, **kws):
+    """Read a file and parse its contents into a Message object model.
+
+    Optional _class and strict are passed to the Parser constructor.
+    """
+    from email.parser import Parser
+    return Parser(*args, **kws).parse(fp)