Пример использования py с Outlook (архивирование)

SendZipByOutlook.py

import os
import shutil
import pprint
from datetime import datetime
import win32com.client as win32

#upd stamp
with open("lastupd.txt", "a") as f:
    x = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    f.write(x + '\n')
    f.close

#del old dir from copy stage
try:
    shutil.rmtree('./DescArc')
except:
    pass

#Copy dir (from updir/to current folder)
shutil.copytree('../PyDir', './DescArc')
print('\nAFTER:')
pprint.pprint(os.listdir('./DescArc'))

#zip it!
shutil.make_archive('DescSendArc', 'zip', 'DescArc')

# send it!
olApp = win32.Dispatch('Outlook.Application') 
olNS = olApp.GetNameSpace('MAPI') # NameSpaces need for attchm
subj1='DescArc [' + datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')+']'
body1 = str(os.listdir('./DescArc'))
mailItem = olApp.CreateItem(0)
mailItem.Subject = subj1
mailItem.BodyFormat = 1
mailItem.Body = body1
mailItem.To = '@gmail.com' #may blocked some attachments or mark as spam

mailItem.Attachments.Add(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'DescSendArc.zip'))
mailItem.Send()