Python read email inbox

Reading an email inbox in Python can be done using various libraries and APIs. Here are a few options:

IMAPClient: IMAPClient is a Python library that allows you to connect to an IMAP server and read emails. You can use it to connect to your email provider's IMAP server and read your inbox.

Example:

import imapclient
import pyzmail

# Set up IMAP connection
imap_obj = imapclient.IMAPClient('imap.gmail.com', ssl=True)
imap_obj.login('[email protected]', 'your_password')
imap_obj.select_folder('INBOX')

# Search for emails
messages = imap_obj.search(['ALL'])

# Fetch emails
raw_messages = imap_obj.fetch(messages, ['BODY[]'])

# Parse emails
for raw_message in raw_messages:
    message = pyzmail.PyzMessage.factory(raw_message['BODY[]'])
    print(message.get_addresses('from'))
    print(message.get_subject())
    print(message.text_part.get_payload().decode('utf-8'))

imaplib: imaplib is a built-in Python library that provides an interface to IMAP servers. You can use it to connect to your email provider's IMAP server and read your inbox.

Example:

import imaplib

# Set up IMAP connection
mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
mail.login('[email protected]', 'your_password')
mail.select('INBOX')

# Search for emails
status, messages = mail.search(None, 'ALL')

# Fetch emails
for num in messages[0].split():
    status, msg = mail.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
    raw_message = msg[0][1]
    message = email.message_from_bytes(raw_message)
    print(message['From'])
    print(message['Subject'])
    print(message.get_payload().decode('utf-8'))

Microsoft Graph: If you have a Microsoft account (e.g., Outlook, Hotmail), you can use the Microsoft Graph API to read your email inbox. You'll need to register an app and obtain an access token to use the API.

Example:

import requests

# Set up API connection
access_token = 'your_access_token'
graph_url = 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders'

# Get inbox folder ID
response = requests.get(graph_url, headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'})
inbox_folder_id = response.json()['value'][0]['id']

# Get emails in inbox
emails_url = f'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{inbox_folder_id}/messages'
response = requests.get(emails_url, headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'})
emails = response.json()['value']

# Print email details
for email in emails:
    print(email['subject'])
    print(email['from']['emailAddress']['address'])
    print(email['body']['content'])

POP3: POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is another protocol for retrieving emails. You can use the poplib library in Python to connect to a POP3 server and read your inbox.

Example:

import poplib

# Set up POP3 connection
mail = poplib.POP3_SSL('pop.gmail.com')
mail.user('[email protected]')
mail.pass_('your_password')

# Get email list
email_list = mail.list()[1]

# Fetch emails
for email in email_list:
    status, msg = mail.retr(email)
    raw_message = b'\r\n'.join(msg).decode('utf-8')
    message = email.message_from_string(raw_message)
    print(message['From'])
    print(message['Subject'])
    print(message.get_payload().decode('utf-8'))

Remember to replace the placeholders ([email protected], your_password, etc.) with your actual email credentials and settings.

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