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import imaplib, email | |
def fetch_csv_from_email(self): | |
file_name_list = [] | |
detatch_dir = '.' | |
if 'files' not in os.listdir(detatch_dir): | |
os.mkdir('files') | |
mail_session = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('your_mail_box') | |
typ, account_details = mail_session.login('username', 'psswd') | |
if typ != 'OK': | |
print 'Error trying to sign in' | |
raise | |
mail_session.select('inbox') | |
typ, data = mail_session.search(None, 'ALL') | |
if typ != 'OK': | |
print 'error search inbox' | |
raise | |
for msg_id in data[0].split(): | |
typ, message_parts = mail_session.fetch(msg_id, '(RFC822)') | |
if typ != 'OK': | |
print 'error fetching message' | |
raise | |
msg_body = message_parts[0][1] | |
mail = email.message_from_string(msg_body) | |
for part in mail.walk(): | |
if part.get_content_maintype() == 'multipart': | |
continue | |
if part.get('Content-Disposition') is None: | |
continue | |
file_name = part.get_filename() | |
# stub cleanup | |
name_parts = file_name.split('.') | |
if len(name_parts) >= 3: | |
file_name = name_parts[0] + '.csv' | |
if bool(file_name): | |
file_path = os.path.join(detatch_dir, 'files', file_name) | |
if not os.path.isfile(file_path): | |
file_name_list.append(file_name) | |
fp = open(file_path, 'wb') | |
fp.write(part.get_payload(decode=True)) | |
fp.close() | |
# mark for delete | |
mail_session.store(msg_id, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted') | |
# clear out deleted messages | |
mail_session.expunge() | |
mail_session.close() | |
mail_session.logout() | |
#return file_name_list | |
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