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Title: Use binascii.b2a_qp/a2b_qp in email package header handling?
Type: performance Stage:
Components: email Versions: Python 3.5
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Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: barry, r.david.murray
Priority: low Keywords:

Created on 2012-05-05 20:17 by r.david.murray, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin.

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msg160038 - (view) Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-05-05 20:17
Currently the email package uses its own custom quoted printable encode/decode implementation for handling header quoted printable CTE encoding and decoding.  It could be that using binascii would work, and be more performant.  Or it might not be, but it seems like it might be worth investigating.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:29adminsetgithub: 58939
2014-07-02 21:41:50BreamoreBoysetversions: + Python 3.5, - Python 3.4
2012-05-24 14:56:33r.david.murraysetassignee: r.david.murray ->

components: + email
nosy: + barry
2012-05-05 20:17:42r.david.murraycreate