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[mimedecode.git] / mimedecode.py

diff --git a/mimedecode.py b/mimedecode.py
index b6f139b6974ba2cb141d9c6999085cfdce22a02a..6c29a9680c8bb927fdbfd5f1b7ef7ac53227b16f 100755 (executable)
--- a/mimedecode.py
+++ b/mimedecode.py
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ Usage: %s [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-cCDP] [-H|--host=hostname] [-f charset] [
     sys.exit(code)
 
 
-def output(s):
-    gopts.outfile.write(s)
-
 def output_headers(msg):
     unix_from = msg.get_unixfrom()
     if unix_from:
@@ -188,12 +185,6 @@ def recode_charset(msg, s):
 def totext(msg, instring):
     "Convert instring content to text"
 
-    if msg.is_multipart(): # Recursively decode all parts of the multipart message
-        newfile = StringIO(msg.as_string())
-        newfile.seek(0)
-        decode_file(newfile)
-        return
-
     # Decode body and recode charset
     s = decode_body(msg, instring)
     if gopts.recode_charset:
@@ -249,7 +240,6 @@ def decode_file(infile):
     "Decode the entire message"
 
     msg = email.message_from_file(infile)
-    boundary = msg.get_boundary()
 
     if msg.is_multipart():
         decode_headers(msg)
@@ -258,9 +248,17 @@ def decode_file(infile):
         if msg.preamble: # Preserve the first part, it is probably not a RFC822-message
             output(msg.preamble) # Usually it is just a few lines of text (MIME warning)
 
+        boundary = msg.get_boundary()
+
         for subpart in msg.get_payload():
             output("\n--%s\n" % boundary)
-            decode_part(subpart)
+
+            if subpart.is_multipart(): # Recursively decode all parts of the subpart
+                newfile = StringIO(subpart.as_string())
+                newfile.seek(0)
+                decode_file(newfile)
+            else:
+                decode_part(subpart)
 
         output("\n--%s--\n" % boundary)
 
@@ -391,7 +389,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         gopts.host_name = socket.gethostname()
 
     gopts.outfile = outfile
-    decode_file(infile)
+    output = outfile.write
 
-    infile.close()
-    outfile.close()
+    try:
+        decode_file(infile)
+    finally:
+        infile.close()
+        outfile.close()