[issue6302] email.header.decode_header data types are inconsistent and incorrectly documented

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> added the comment:

Yes, that was a late night post and as I was falling asleep I realized that I was wrong.

Certainly decode_header_as_string is a function most people using the email package will want and will re-implement in one form or another, so I think it is a good idea to add it.  I will take a look at the patch later.  And with such a function added we can leave decode_header alone for backward compatibility.

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