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1 \section{Standard Module \sectcode{quopri}}
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2 \stmodindex{quopri}
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4 This module performs quoted-printable transport encoding and decoding,
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5 as defined in RFC 1521: ``MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
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6 Part One''. The quoted-printable encoding is designed for data where
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7 there are relatively few nonprintable characters; the base-64 encoding
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8 scheme available via the \code{base64} module is more compact if there
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9 are many such characters, as when sending a graphics file.
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10 \indexii{quoted printable}{encoding}
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11 \indexii{RFC}{1521}
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12 \index{MIME!quoted-printable encoding}
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14 \begin{funcdesc}{decode}{input\, output}
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15 Decode the contents of the \var{input} file and write the resulting
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16 decoded binary data to the \var{output} file.
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17 \var{input} and \var{output} must either be file objects or objects that
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18 mimic the file object interface. \var{input} will be read until
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19 \code{\var{input}.read()} returns an empty string.
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20 \end{funcdesc}
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22 \begin{funcdesc}{encode}{input\, output\, quotetabs}
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23 Encode the contents of the \var{input} file and write the resulting
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28 \end{funcdesc}
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