alexlafalce · April 19, 2017 05:38 · May 8, 2012 · May 8, 2012
diff --git a/dlAttachments.py b/dlAttachments.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Something in lines of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/348630/how-can-i-download-all-emails-with-attachments-from-gmail
 # Make sure you have IMAP enabled in your gmail settings.
+# Right now it won't download same file name twice even if their contents are different.
 
 import email
 import getpass, imaplib

diff --git a/dlAttachments.py b/dlAttachments.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Something in lines of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/348630/how-can-i-download-all-emails-with-attachments-from-gmail
+# Make sure you have IMAP enabled in your gmail settings.
+
+import email
+import getpass, imaplib
+import os
+import sys
+
+detach_dir = '.'
+if 'attachments' not in os.listdir(detach_dir):
+    os.mkdir('attachments')
+
+userName = raw_input('Enter your GMail username:')
+passwd = getpass.getpass('Enter your password: ')
+
+try:
+    imapSession = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
+    typ, accountDetails = imapSession.login(userName, passwd)
+    if typ != 'OK':
+        print 'Not able to sign in!'
+        raise
+
+    imapSession.select('[Gmail]/All Mail')
+    typ, data = imapSession.search(None, 'ALL')
+    if typ != 'OK':
+        print 'Error searching Inbox.'
+        raise
+
+    # Iterating over all emails
+    for msgId in data[0].split():
+        typ, messageParts = imapSession.fetch(msgId, '(RFC822)')
+        if typ != 'OK':
+            print 'Error fetching mail.'
+            raise
+
+        emailBody = messageParts[0][1]
+        mail = email.message_from_string(emailBody)
+        for part in mail.walk():
+            if part.get_content_maintype() == 'multipart':
+                # print part.as_string()
+                continue
+            if part.get('Content-Disposition') is None:
+                # print part.as_string()
+                continue
+            fileName = part.get_filename()
+
+            if bool(fileName):
+                filePath = os.path.join(detach_dir, 'attachments', fileName)
+                if not os.path.isfile(filePath) :
+                    print fileName
+                    fp = open(filePath, 'wb')
+                    fp.write(part.get_payload(decode=True))
+                    fp.close()
+    imapSession.close()
+    imapSession.logout()
+except :
+    print 'Not able to download all attachments.'