python-read-gmail.py

import imaplib
import email

def read_email_from_gmail():
        mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
        mail.login('username@gmail.com','password_or_2_factor_auth')
        mail.list()
        mail.select('inbox')

        (retcode, messages) = mail.search(None, 'ALL')
        if retcode == 'OK':
           id_list = messages[0].split()
           latest_emails = id_list[-10:]
           for num in latest_emails:
              typ, data = mail.fetch(num,'(RFC822)')
              for response_part in data:
                 if isinstance(response_part, tuple):
                     original = email.message_from_bytes(response_part[1])
                     print(original['From'])

        mail.close()
        mail.logout()

read_email_from_gmail()