parameters: (self, start, end, file=None)
return_statement: return resp,xover_lines
docstring: Process an XOVER command (optional server extension) Arguments:
          - start: start of range
          - end: end of range
          Returns:
          - resp: server response if successful
          - list: list of (art-nr, subject, poster, date,
                           id, references, size, lines)
docstring_summary: Process an XOVER command (optional server extension) Arguments:
          - start: start of range
          - end: end of range
          Returns:
          - resp: server response if successful
          - list: list of (art-nr, subject, poster, date,
                           id, references, size, lines)
docstring_tokens: Process an XOVER command ( optional server extension ) Arguments : - start : start of range - end : end of range Returns : - resp : server response if successful - list : list of ( art - nr subject poster date id references size lines )
function: def xover(self, start, end, file=None):
          """Process an XOVER command (optional server extension) Arguments:
          - start: start of range
          - end: end of range
          Returns:
          - resp: server response if successful
          - list: list of (art-nr, subject, poster, date,
                           id, references, size, lines)"""
  
          resp, lines = self.longcmd('XOVER ' + start + '-' + end, file)
          xover_lines = []
          for line in lines:
              elem = line.split("\t")
              try:
                  xover_lines.append((elem[0],
                                      elem[1],
                                      elem[2],
                                      elem[3],
                                      elem[4],
                                      elem[5].split(),
                                      elem[6],
                                      elem[7]))
              except IndexError:
                  raise NNTPDataError(line)
          return resp,xover_lines
function_tokens: def xover ( self , start , end , file = None ) : resp , lines = self . longcmd ( 'XOVER ' + start + '-' + end , file ) xover_lines = [ ] for line in lines : elem = line . split ( "\t" ) try : xover_lines . append ( ( elem [ 0 ] , elem [ 1 ] , elem [ 2 ] , elem [ 3 ] , elem [ 4 ] , elem [ 5 ] . split ( ) , elem [ 6 ] , elem [ 7 ] ) ) except IndexError : raise NNTPDataError ( line ) return resp , xover_lines