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12.5 <tt class=
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The
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The module contains three basic classes,
<tt class=
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<tt class=
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3972'
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</nobr></td>
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</big><var>path
</var><big>[
</big><var>, profile
</var><big>]
</big><var></var><big>]
</big><var></var>)
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3973'
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"class">Folder
</tt></b>(
</nobr></td>
<td><var>mh, name
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3974'
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</tt></b>(
</nobr></td>
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</var><big>[
</big><var>, name
</var><big>]
</big><var></var>)
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<tt class=
"class">Message
</tt> objects represent individual messages in a folder. The
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