sasajib · October 26, 2022 10:46 · Jan 23, 2015
diff --git a/extract.py b/extract.py
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+def unicode_it(data):
+    # Take a string of data and convert it to unicode
+    try:
+        return unicode(data, errors="replace").strip()
+    except TypeError as E:
+        return u""
+
+def extract(msg, msg_obj, attachments):
+    if msg.is_multipart():
+        for part in msg.get_payload():
+            if part.is_multipart():
+                extract(part, msg_obj, attachments)
+                continue
+            if part.get('Content-Disposition') is None:
+                msg_obj["body"] += unicode_it(part.get_payload())
+            else:
+                if part.get('Content-Disposition').startswith('attachment'):
+                    attachments[part.get_filename()] = {
+                            'data': part.get_payload(decode=True),
+                            'mime': part.get_content_type()
+                        }
+    else:
+        msg_obj["body"] += unicode_it(msg.get_payload())
+    return
+
+mail_directory = "maildir"
+
+mdir = mailbox.Maildir(mail_directory, factory=email.message_from_file)
+
+for directory in mdir.list_folders():
+    d = mdir.get_folder(directory)
+    for msg in d:
+        msg_obj = {"path": directory, "body": ""}
+        attachments = {}
+        for key, value in msg.items():
+            msg_obj[key.lower()] = unicode_it(value)
+        lists = ["from", "cc", "bcc", "to"]
+        extract(msg, msg_obj, attachments)
+        # Add your own handler to do things with the message
+        # if attachments:
+        #    for fname, data in attachments.items():
+        #        Add your own handler to do things with the attachments