Method select

Lib/imaplib.py:843–872

Select a mailbox. Flush all untagged responses. (typ, [data]) = .select(mailbox='INBOX', readonly=False) 'data' is count of messages in mailbox ('EXISTS' response). Mandated responses are ('FLAGS', 'EXISTS', 'RECENT', 'UIDVALIDITY'), so other res

(self, mailbox='INBOX', readonly=False)

    def select(self, mailbox='INBOX', readonly=False):
        """Select a mailbox.

        Flush all untagged responses.

        (typ, [data]) = <instance>.select(mailbox='INBOX', readonly=False)

        'data' is count of messages in mailbox ('EXISTS' response).

        Mandated responses are ('FLAGS', 'EXISTS', 'RECENT', 'UIDVALIDITY'), so
        other responses should be obtained via <instance>.response('FLAGS') etc.
        """
        self.untagged_responses = {}    # Flush old responses.
        self.is_readonly = readonly
        if readonly:
            name = 'EXAMINE'
        else:
            name = 'SELECT'
        typ, dat = self._simple_command(name, mailbox)
        if typ != 'OK':
            self.state = 'AUTH'     # Might have been 'SELECTED'
            return typ, dat
        self.state = 'SELECTED'
        if 'READ-ONLY' in self.untagged_responses \
                and not readonly:
            if __debug__:
                if self.debug >= 1:
                    self._dump_ur(self.untagged_responses)
            raise self.readonly('%s is not writable' % mailbox)
        return typ, self.untagged_responses.get('EXISTS', [None])


    def setacl(self, mailbox, who, what):