- # work around libnotmuch calling exit(3), see
- # id:20120221002921.8534.57091@thinkbox.jade-hamburg.de
- # TODO: remove once this issue is resolved
- if self.mode != Database.MODE.READ_WRITE:
- raise ReadOnlyDatabaseError('The database has to be opened in '
- 'read-write mode for get_directory')
-