gistfile1.txt

##### config.yml #####

email:
  username: [email protected]
  password: roddy2023
  imap_host: imap.gmail.com
  imap_port: 993

##### end of config.yml #####

##### imap.py #####

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# The email checker script.

import os
import yaml
import logging
import email
from time import sleep
from imapclient import IMAPClient

# Store where we currently are in the filesystem.
__location__ = os.path.realpath(
    os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.path.dirname(__file__)))

# Attempt to read in the configuration.
with open(os.path.join(__location__, "config.yml"), 'r') as stream:
    try:
        config = yaml.load(stream, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
    except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
        print(exc)

# Log into email server.
server = IMAPClient(config['email']['imap_host'])
server.login(config['email']['username'], config['email']['password'])



while True:
    try:
        # See how many messages are in the inbox.
        select_info = server.select_folder('INBOX')
        logging.info('Messages in INBOX: %d' % select_info[b'EXISTS'])
        print('Messages in INBOX: %d' % select_info[b'EXISTS'])
        # See if there are any new messages.
        messages = server.search('UNSEEN')
        logging.info("Unread messages: %d\n" % len(messages))
        print("Unread messages: %d\n" % len(messages))
        sleep(10)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        break

server.logout()

##### end of imap.py #####