Parse Outlook PST Files in Python | Extract Messages and Contacts from PST

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Read the complete article on how to parse PST files and extract messages and contacts in Python: https://blog.aspose.com/2022/04/27/parse-outlook-pst-files-in-python/

extract-contacts.py

from aspose.email.storage.pst import PersonalStorage, StandardIpmFolder
from aspose.email.mapi import ContactSaveFormat

# Load PST file
pst = PersonalStorage.from_file("SampleContacts_out.pst")

# Select contacts folder				
folderInfo = pst.get_predefined_folder(StandardIpmFolder.CONTACTS)

# Get contacts
contactCollection = folderInfo.get_contents()

# Loop through contacts collection
for  messageInfo in contactCollection:

    # Get the contact information
    mapi = pst.extract_message(messageInfo)

    contact = mapi.to_mapi_message_item()

    # Display some contents on screen
    print("Name: " + contact.name_info.display_name)

    # Save to disc in MSG Format
    if contact.name_info.display_name is not None:
        # Save contact
        contact.save("Contacts\\" + contact.name_info.display_name + "_out.msg")
        contact.save("Contacts\\" + contact.name_info.display_name + "_out.vcf", ContactSaveFormat.VCARD)

extract-messages.py

from aspose.email.storage.pst import PersonalStorage

# Load PST file
sourcePst = PersonalStorage.from_file("Outlook.pst")

# Select desired folder
sourceFolder = sourcePst.root_folder.get_sub_folder("Inbox")

# Get content in the folder
messageInfoCollection = sourceFolder.get_contents()

# Loop through messages in folder
for messageInfo in messageInfoCollection:
        print ("Subject: " + messageInfo.subject)
        print("To: " + messageInfo.display_to)

parse-pst.py

from aspose.email.storage.pst import PersonalStorage

# Load PST file
personalStorage = PersonalStorage.from_file("Outlook.pst")

# Get folders' collection
folderInfoCollection = personalStorage.root_folder.get_sub_folders()

# Extract folders' information
for folderInfo in folderInfoCollection:
	print("Folder: " + folderInfo.display_name)
	print("Total Items: " + str(folderInfo.content_count))
	print("Total Unread Items: " + str(folderInfo.content_unread_count))

aspose.email' has no attribute 'PersonalStorage'

I am having the same error as matchkid530

aspose.email' has no attribute 'PersonalStorage'

we have updated code, thanks