base class:
-.. class:: IMAP4(host='', port=IMAP4_PORT)
+.. class:: IMAP4(host='', port=IMAP4_PORT, timeout=None)
This class implements the actual IMAP4 protocol. The connection is created and
protocol version (IMAP4 or IMAP4rev1) is determined when the instance is
initialized. If *host* is not specified, ``''`` (the local host) is used. If
- *port* is omitted, the standard IMAP4 port (143) is used.
+ *port* is omitted, the standard IMAP4 port (143) is used. The optional *timeout*
+ parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for the connection attempt.
+ If timeout is not given or is None, the global default socket timeout is used.
The :class:`IMAP4` class supports the :keyword:`with` statement. When used
like this, the IMAP4 ``LOGOUT`` command is issued automatically when the
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Support for the :keyword:`with` statement was added.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.9
+ The optional *timeout* parameter was added.
+
Three exceptions are defined as attributes of the :class:`IMAP4` class:
.. class:: IMAP4_SSL(host='', port=IMAP4_SSL_PORT, keyfile=None, \
- certfile=None, ssl_context=None)
+ certfile=None, ssl_context=None, timeout=None)
This is a subclass derived from :class:`IMAP4` that connects over an SSL
encrypted socket (to use this class you need a socket module that was compiled
mutually exclusive with *ssl_context*, a :class:`ValueError` is raised
if *keyfile*/*certfile* is provided along with *ssl_context*.
+ The optional *timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for the
+ connection attempt. If timeout is not given or is None, the global default
+ socket timeout is used.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.3
- *ssl_context* parameter added.
+ *ssl_context* parameter was added.
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
The class now supports hostname check with
:func:`ssl.create_default_context` select the system's trusted CA
certificates for you.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.9
+ The optional *timeout* parameter was added.
The second subclass allows for connections created by a child process:
Send ``NOOP`` to server.
-.. method:: IMAP4.open(host, port)
+.. method:: IMAP4.open(host, port, timeout=None)
- Opens socket to *port* at *host*. This method is implicitly called by
- the :class:`IMAP4` constructor. The connection objects established by this
- method will be used in the :meth:`IMAP4.read`, :meth:`IMAP4.readline`,
- :meth:`IMAP4.send`, and :meth:`IMAP4.shutdown` methods. You may override
- this method.
+ Opens socket to *port* at *host*. The optional *timeout* parameter
+ specifies a timeout in seconds for the connection attempt.
+ If timeout is not given or is None, the global default socket timeout
+ is used. Also note that if the *timeout* parameter is set to be zero,
+ it will raise a :class:`ValueError` to reject creating a non-blocking socket.
+ This method is implicitly called by the :class:`IMAP4` constructor.
+ The connection objects established by this method will be used in
+ the :meth:`IMAP4.read`, :meth:`IMAP4.readline`, :meth:`IMAP4.send`,
+ and :meth:`IMAP4.shutdown` methods. You may override this method.
.. audit-event:: imaplib.open self,host,port imaplib.IMAP4.open
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.9
+ The *timeout* parameter was added.
.. method:: IMAP4.partial(message_num, message_part, start, length)
r"""IMAP4 client class.
- Instantiate with: IMAP4([host[, port]])
+ Instantiate with: IMAP4([host[, port[, timeout=None]]])
host - host's name (default: localhost);
port - port number (default: standard IMAP4 port).
+ timeout - socket timeout (default: None)
+ If timeout is not given or is None,
+ the global default socket timeout is used
All IMAP4rev1 commands are supported by methods of the same
name (in lower-case).
class abort(error): pass # Service errors - close and retry
class readonly(abort): pass # Mailbox status changed to READ-ONLY
- def __init__(self, host='', port=IMAP4_PORT):
+ def __init__(self, host='', port=IMAP4_PORT, timeout=None):
self.debug = Debug
self.state = 'LOGOUT'
self.literal = None # A literal argument to a command
# Open socket to server.
- self.open(host, port)
+ self.open(host, port, timeout)
try:
self._connect()
# Overridable methods
- def _create_socket(self):
+ def _create_socket(self, timeout):
# Default value of IMAP4.host is '', but socket.getaddrinfo()
# (which is used by socket.create_connection()) expects None
# as a default value for host.
+ if timeout is not None and not timeout:
+ raise ValueError('Non-blocking socket (timeout=0) is not supported')
host = None if not self.host else self.host
sys.audit("imaplib.open", self, self.host, self.port)
- return socket.create_connection((host, self.port))
+ address = (host, self.port)
+ if timeout is not None:
+ return socket.create_connection(address, timeout)
+ return socket.create_connection(address)
- def open(self, host = '', port = IMAP4_PORT):
+ def open(self, host='', port=IMAP4_PORT, timeout=None):
"""Setup connection to remote server on "host:port"
(default: localhost:standard IMAP4 port).
This connection will be used by the routines:
"""
self.host = host
self.port = port
- self.sock = self._create_socket()
+ self.sock = self._create_socket(timeout)
self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb')
"""IMAP4 client class over SSL connection
- Instantiate with: IMAP4_SSL([host[, port[, keyfile[, certfile[, ssl_context]]]]])
+ Instantiate with: IMAP4_SSL([host[, port[, keyfile[, certfile[, ssl_context[, timeout=None]]]]]])
host - host's name (default: localhost);
port - port number (default: standard IMAP4 SSL port);
and private key (default: None)
Note: if ssl_context is provided, then parameters keyfile or
certfile should not be set otherwise ValueError is raised.
+ timeout - socket timeout (default: None) If timeout is not given or is None,
+ the global default socket timeout is used
for more documentation see the docstring of the parent class IMAP4.
"""
def __init__(self, host='', port=IMAP4_SSL_PORT, keyfile=None,
- certfile=None, ssl_context=None):
+ certfile=None, ssl_context=None, timeout=None):
if ssl_context is not None and keyfile is not None:
raise ValueError("ssl_context and keyfile arguments are mutually "
"exclusive")
ssl_context = ssl._create_stdlib_context(certfile=certfile,
keyfile=keyfile)
self.ssl_context = ssl_context
- IMAP4.__init__(self, host, port)
+ IMAP4.__init__(self, host, port, timeout)
- def _create_socket(self):
- sock = IMAP4._create_socket(self)
+ def _create_socket(self, timeout):
+ sock = IMAP4._create_socket(self, timeout)
return self.ssl_context.wrap_socket(sock,
server_hostname=self.host)
- def open(self, host='', port=IMAP4_SSL_PORT):
+ def open(self, host='', port=IMAP4_SSL_PORT, timeout=None):
"""Setup connection to remote server on "host:port".
(default: localhost:standard IMAP4 SSL port).
This connection will be used by the routines:
read, readline, send, shutdown.
"""
- IMAP4.open(self, host, port)
+ IMAP4.open(self, host, port, timeout)
__all__.append("IMAP4_SSL")
IMAP4.__init__(self)
- def open(self, host = None, port = None):
+ def open(self, host=None, port=None, timeout=None):
"""Setup a stream connection.
This connection will be used by the routines:
read, readline, send, shutdown.
with self.imap_class(*server.server_address):
pass
+ def test_imaplib_timeout_test(self):
+ _, server = self._setup(SimpleIMAPHandler)
+ addr = server.server_address[1]
+ client = self.imap_class("localhost", addr, timeout=None)
+ self.assertEqual(client.sock.timeout, None)
+ client.shutdown()
+ client = self.imap_class("localhost", addr, timeout=support.LOOPBACK_TIMEOUT)
+ self.assertEqual(client.sock.timeout, support.LOOPBACK_TIMEOUT)
+ client.shutdown()
+ with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+ client = self.imap_class("localhost", addr, timeout=0)
+
+ def test_imaplib_timeout_functionality_test(self):
+ class TimeoutHandler(SimpleIMAPHandler):
+ def handle(self):
+ time.sleep(1)
+ SimpleIMAPHandler.handle(self)
+
+ _, server = self._setup(TimeoutHandler)
+ addr = server.server_address[1]
+ with self.assertRaises(socket.timeout):
+ client = self.imap_class("localhost", addr, timeout=0.001)
+
def test_with_statement(self):
_, server = self._setup(SimpleIMAPHandler, connect=False)
with self.imap_class(*server.server_address) as imap: