#!/usr/bin/env python
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# Decode mail attachments sent in base64 form.
# This version tests the mimetools module.     
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import sys, mimetools

iname = 'part.txt'
oname = 'part.doc'

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    iname, oname = sys.argv[1:]      # % python prog [iname oname]?

input  = open(iname, 'r')
output = open(oname, 'wb')
mimetools.decode(input, output, 'base64')     # or 'uuencode', etc.
print 'done'