deleteall.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

# A script to delete all e-mails over IMAP 

import imaplib, getpass

host = 'imap.server.com'
port = 993
user = 'user'

def main():
	imap_pass = getpass.getpass()
	print 'Connecting to %s:%s...' % (host, port)
	imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(host, port)
	print 'Logging in with %s...' % (user)
	imap.login(user, imap_pass)
	print 'Switching to INBOX...'
	if imap.select('INBOX') == 'NO':
		print 'Could not switch to INBOX!'
		return
	typ, data = imap.search(None, 'ALL')
	total = len(data[0].split())
	for num in data[0].split():
		print 'Setting delete flag on %s/%d...' % (num, total)
		imap.store(num, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted')
	print 'Expunging...'
	imap.expunge()
	imap.close()
	
if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()