Function encode_utf8

pattern/web/imap/__init__.py:46–54

Returns the given string as a Python byte string (if possible).

(string)

    return unicode(string)
    
def encode_utf8(string):
    """ Returns the given string as a Python byte string (if possible).
    """
    if isinstance(string, unicode):
        try: 
            return string.encode("utf-8")
        except:
            return string
    return str(string)

#### IMAP4 SSL #####################################################################################
# Fixes an issue in Python 2.5- with memory allocation.