notmuch/notmuch/__init__.py
Sebastian Spaeth d0b00bc4b1 rename module to just 'notmuch'
So you need to do e.g. 'from notmuch import Database' rather than the
previous from cnotmuch.notmuch import Database.

Alse recreate our fake python 'notmuch' binary in the docs directory for now

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rename : notmuch/notmuch.py => notmuch/__init__.py
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"""The :mod:`notmuch` module provides most of the functionality that a user is likely to need.
.. note:: The underlying notmuch library is build on a hierarchical
memory allocator called talloc. All objects derive from a
top-level :class:`Database` object.
This means that as soon as an object is deleted, all underlying
derived objects such as Queries, Messages, Message, and Tags will
be freed by the underlying library as well. Accessing these
objects will then lead to segfaults and other unexpected behavior.
We implement reference counting, so that parent objects can be
automatically freed when they are not needed anymore. For
example::
db = Database('path',create=True)
msgs = Query(db,'from:myself').search_messages()
This returns a :class:`Messages` which internally contains a
reference to its parent :class:`Query` object. Otherwise the
Query() would be immediately freed, taking our *msgs* down with
it.
In this case, the above Query() object will be automatically freed
whenever we delete all derived objects, ie in our case:
`del(msgs)` would also delete the parent Query. It would not
delete the parent Database() though, as that is still referenced
from the variable *db* in which it is stored.
Pretty much the same is valid for all other objects in the
hierarchy, such as :class:`Query`, :class:`Messages`,
:class:`Message`, and :class:`Tags`.
"""
"""
This file is part of notmuch.
Notmuch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.
Notmuch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with notmuch. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'
"""
from database import Database, Query
from message import Messages, Message
from thread import Threads, Thread
from tag import Tags
from cnotmuch.globals import nmlib, STATUS, NotmuchError
__LICENSE__="GPL v3+"
__VERSION__='0.2.2'
__AUTHOR__ ='Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'