code: def cut_gmail_quote(html_message):
      ''' Cuts the outermost block element with class gmail_quote. '''
      gmail_quote = cssselect('div.gmail_quote', html_message)
      if gmail_quote and (gmail_quote[0].text is None or not RE_FWD.match(gmail_quote[0].text)):
          gmail_quote[0].getparent().remove(gmail_quote[0])
          return Truf cut_gmail_quote(html_message):
      ''' Cuts the outermost block element with class gmail_quote. '''
      gmail_quote = cssselect('div.gmail_quote', html_message)
      if gmail_quote and (gmail_quote[0].text is None or not RE_FWD.match(gmail_quote[0].text)):
          gmail_quote[0].getparent().remove(gmail_quote[0])
          return True
docs: Cuts the outermost block element with class gmail_quote.