Save (export) all messages in Outlook inbox as .msg files

export_inbox.py

from win32com.client import Dispatch
import re

outlook = Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")
inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder("6")
all_inbox = inbox.Items

for message in all_inbox:
    try:
        name = str(message.subject)
        #to eliminate any special characters in the name
        name = re.sub('[^A-Za-z0-9\s\-]+', '', name)+'.msg'
        message.SaveAs('C:\\tmp\\attachments'+'\\'+name)
        print("SUCCESSFUL","Message Saved")
    except:
        print("ERROR","Message failed to save")