#  GNU Mailutils -- a suite of utilities for electronic mail
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from mailutils.c_api import registrar

def register_format (name=None):
    """Register desired mailutils 'name' format.

    A list or tuple of strings can be given.
    Each element must be one of the following strings:

    Argument             Meaning
    -------------------------------------------------------------- 
    'mbox'               Regular UNIX mbox format
    'mh'                 MH mailbox format
    'maildir'            Maildir mailbox format
    'pop'                POP mailbox format
    'pops'               POPS mailbox format
    'imap'               IMAP mailbox format
    'imaps'              IMAPS mailbox format
    'sendmail'           sendmail mailer format
    'smtp'               SMTP mailer format

    If called without arguments, the function registers all available
    formats.

    """
    if name == None:
        registrar.register_format ()
    elif isinstance(name, tuple) or isinstance(name, list):
        for n in name:
            registrar.register_format (n)
    else:
        registrar.register_format (name)

def set_default_format (name):
    registrar.set_default_format (name)