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Basic example of using Python3 and IMAP to read emails in a gmail folder/label. Remove legacy email.header api use
#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Basic example of using Python3 and IMAP to read emails in a gmail folder/label.
# Remove legacy email.header api use.
import sys
import imaplib
import getpass
import email
import datetime
EMAIL_ACCOUNT = "notatallawhistleblowerIswear@gmail.com"
# Use 'INBOX' to read inbox. Note that whatever folder is specified,
# after successfully running this script all emails in that folder
# will be marked as read.
EMAIL_FOLDER = "Top Secret/PRISM Documents"
def process_mailbox(M):
"""
Do something with emails messages in the folder.
For the sake of this example, print some headers.
"""
rv, data = M.search(None, "ALL")
if rv != 'OK':
print("No messages found!")
return
for num in data[0].split():
rv, data = M.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
if rv != 'OK':
print("ERROR getting message", num)
return
msg = email.message_from_bytes(data[0][1])
print('Message %s: %s' % (num, msg['Subject']))
print('Raw Date:', msg['Date'])
# Now convert to local date-time
date_tuple = email.utils.parsedate_tz(msg['Date'])
if date_tuple:
local_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
email.utils.mktime_tz(date_tuple))
print ("Local Date:", \
local_date.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S"))
M = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
try:
rv, data = M.login(EMAIL_ACCOUNT, getpass.getpass())
except imaplib.IMAP4.error:
print ("LOGIN FAILED!!! ")
sys.exit(1)
print(rv, data)
rv, mailboxes = M.list()
if rv == 'OK':
print("Mailboxes:")
print(mailboxes)
rv, data = M.select(EMAIL_FOLDER)
if rv == 'OK':
print("Processing mailbox...\n")
process_mailbox(M)
M.close()
else:
print("ERROR: Unable to open mailbox ", rv)
M.logout()
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