parameters: (self, ctype, plist=[], prefix=1)
return_statement: return self._fp
docstring: Returns a file-like object for writing the body of the message.
  
          The content-type is set to the provided ctype, and the optional
          parameter, plist, provides additional parameters for the
          content-type declaration.  The optional argument prefix determines
          where the header is inserted; 0 means append at the end, 1 means
          insert at the start. The default is to insert at the start.
docstring_summary: Returns a file-like object for writing the body of the message.
docstring_tokens: Returns a file - like object for writing the body of the message .
function: def startbody(self, ctype, plist=[], prefix=1):
          """Returns a file-like object for writing the body of the message.
  
          The content-type is set to the provided ctype, and the optional
          parameter, plist, provides additional parameters for the
          content-type declaration.  The optional argument prefix determines
          where the header is inserted; 0 means append at the end, 1 means
          insert at the start. The default is to insert at the start.
  
          """
          for name, value in plist:
              ctype = ctype + ';\n %s=\"%s\"' % (name, value)
          self.addheader("Content-Type", ctype, prefix=prefix)
          self.flushheaders()
          self._fp.write("\n")
          return self._fp
function_tokens: def startbody ( self , ctype , plist = [ ] , prefix = 1 ) : for name , value in plist : ctype = ctype + ';\n %s=\"%s\"' % ( name , value ) self . addheader ( "Content-Type" , ctype , prefix = prefix ) self . flushheaders ( ) self . _fp . write ( "\n" ) return self . _fp