gmail.py

import imaplib
import email

#connect to gmail

mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
mail.login('[email protected]','yourPassWordPlease')
mail.select('inbox')
mail.list()

typ, data = mail.search(None, 'ALL')
for num in data[0].split():
    typ, data = mail.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
typ, data = mail.search(None, 'ALL')
ids = data[0]
id_list = ids.split()

# get most recent email id
# Any Emails? 
if id_list:
    latest_email_id = int( id_list[-1] )
    for i in range( latest_email_id, latest_email_id-1, -1):
        typ, data = mail.fetch( i, '(RFC822)')
    for response_part in data:
        if isinstance(response_part, tuple):
            msg = email.message_from_string(response_part[1])
    varSubject = msg['subject']
    varFrom = msg['from']
    varFrom = varFrom.replace('<','')
    varFrom = varFrom.replace('>','')
    if len( varSubject ) >35: # Subject to large - turn the light off
        varSubject = '000'
else: #No Emails so turn the light off
    varSubject = '000'

#print the subject to test

print varSubject

#output the subject to the ledborg

LedBorg = open('/dev/ledborg', 'w')
LedBorg.write(varSubject)
del LedBorg
#Remove used emails from mailbox
typ, data = mail.search(None, 'ALL')
for num in data[0].split():
   mail.store(num, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted')
mail.expunge()
mail.close()
mail.logout()

Thank you! - I'm going to add a link to this. I wondered about adding the option to make the LEDborg blink with the addition of a ! in the email subject - or the email being flagged as urgent.

Hi, thanks that would fine! I wont get more time to play tonight, but I do have some scripting that I will interject into this to get a multi-coloured fade going.

It's working! But now Google refuse connection from unsafe, as it's think, software and i don't know how to use this script now =(

Hi, i've tried the program but it gives me a imaplib error : command SELECT illegal in state NONAUTH, only allowed in states AUTH, SELECTED. I'm not good at python i really don't know what to do

Hi, i've tried the program but it gives me a imaplib error : command SELECT illegal in state NONAUTH, only allowed in states AUTH, SELECTED. I'm not good at python i really don't know what to do

Hi there, it's possible the library has changed a lot since this was written about 6 years ago.

I've also not used it for more than 5 years. However, I will try it when I get a chance and see if I can make some changes.