Chilkat2-Python
Chilkat2-Python
Get the Plain-Text Body of an Email
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.GetPlainTextBody method, which returns the email body having the text/plain content type. It reads the plain-text representation already present in the email object rather than generating one from HTML. This example sets a plain-text body and reads it back.
Background: The plain-text body is the fallback representation of a message — the version shown when HTML can't or shouldn't be rendered, and the form usually preferred for search, indexing, and accessibility.
GetPlainTextBody targets it specifically; if the message contains only HTML, this returns empty (check with HasPlainTextBody), so a robust extractor falls back to GetHtmlBody when needed.Chilkat Chilkat2-Python Downloads
import chilkat2
# Demonstrates the GetPlainTextBody method, which returns the email body having the
# text/plain content type. It reads the plain-text representation already present in the
# email object.
email = chilkat2.Email()
email.Subject = "GetPlainTextBody example"
email.SetTextBody("Hello, this is the plain-text body.","text/plain")
# Retrieve the text/plain body.
plain = email.GetPlainTextBody()
print(plain)