script to display the number of new messages of an imap mailbox

mailcheck.py

import sys, imaplib

server = '...'
user = '...'
passwd = '...'

try:
    s = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(server)
    s.login(user, passwd)
    a, b = s.status('INBOX', '(MESSAGES UNSEEN)')
    print b[0].split(' ')[4].split(')')[0]
    sys.exit(0)
except:
    sys.exit(1)