From: Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:04:35 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: as_string(): Added some text to the docstring to make it clear that
X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~1119
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=482c5f7eb7eb5408dd48359571b12543732604dc;p=python

as_string(): Added some text to the docstring to make it clear that
it's a convenience only and give hints on what to do for more
flexibility.
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diff --git a/Lib/email/Message.py b/Lib/email/Message.py
index 66f8640eb1..0f513f5498 100644
--- a/Lib/email/Message.py
+++ b/Lib/email/Message.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class Message:
         """Return the entire formatted message as a string.
         Optional `unixfrom' when True, means include the Unix From_ envelope
         header.
+
+        This is a convenience method and may not generate the message exactly
+        as you intend.  For more flexibility, use the flatten() method of a
+        Generator instance.
         """
         from email.Generator import Generator
         fp = StringIO()