parse_vcard.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import vobject
from cStringIO import StringIO
import os, sys, string

'''

Simple script to parse an Apple Addressbook export file and
turn it into a Mutt aliases file


--
Install vobject:
easy_install vobject

'''

f = open('./vCards.vcf')
fileStr = StringIO(f.read()).getvalue()

v = vobject.readComponents(fileStr)
store = []

for i in v:
    try:
        if i.fn and i.email:
            if i.fn.value != i.email.value:
                nick = i.fn.value.replace(' ', '').replace('.', '').lower()
                if not nick in store:
                    store.append(nick)
                    print "alias %s %s <%s>" % (nick, i.fn.value, i.email.value)
    except AttributeError:
        pass