Mail.signatures

mail.signatures is a Python module that provides a way to work with email signatures. Here are some key features and functions:

What is a signature? A signature is a block of text that is appended to the end of an email message. It typically includes information such as the sender's name, email address, and contact details.

Functions and classes

1. Signature: This is the main class in the mail.signatures module. It represents a single email signature.
   • __init__: Initializes a new Signature object with a given text.
   • text: Returns the text of the signature.
   • set_text: Sets the text of the signature.
2. Signatures: This is a collection of Signature objects.
   • __init__: Initializes a new Signatures object with an optional list of Signature objects.
   • add: Adds a new Signature object to the collection.
   • get: Returns a Signature object by its index.
   • __iter__: Returns an iterator over the Signature objects in the collection.
3. SignatureParser: This is a class that parses email signatures from a given text.
   • parse: Parses the given text and returns a list of Signature objects.

Example usage

Here's an example of how you might use the mail.signatures module:

import mail.signatures

# Create a new signature
signature = mail.signatures.Signature("John Doe <[email protected]>")

# Create a collection of signatures
signatures = mail.signatures.Signatures()
signatures.add(signature)

# Parse an email message and extract signatures
email_text = "Hello, this is an email message.\n\nBest regards,\nJohn Doe <[email protected]>"
signatures = mail.signatures.SignatureParser().parse(email_text)

# Print the extracted signatures
for signature in signatures:
    print(signature.text)

This code creates a new Signature object, adds it to a Signatures collection, and then parses an email message to extract signatures. The extracted signatures are then printed to the console.

Note: The mail.signatures module is not part of the standard Python library, so you'll need to install it separately using pip: pip install mail-signatures.