(Chilkat2-Python) Delete Email Individually (One at a time) from an IMAP Mailbox

Downloads email from an IMAP mailbox and deletes emails individually (one by one).

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
fetchUids = True
# Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
# messageSet is a CkMessageSet
messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Fetch the emails into a bundle object:

# bundle is a CkEmailBundle
bundle = imap.FetchBundle(messageSet)
if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == False):

    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# To mark a complete set of emails for deletion, call SetFlags:
success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1)
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Messages can also be marked for deletion individually:
# Loop over the bundle and mark each message for deletion.
i = 0
numEmails = bundle.MessageCount
while i < numEmails :
    # email is a CkEmail
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    print(email.From)
    print(email.Subject)

    # To delete this email, set the "Deleted" flag to 1.
    # The email is not actually deleted until Expunge or
    # ExpungeAndClose is called.
    success = imap.SetMailFlag(email,"Deleted",1)
    if (success != True):
        print(imap.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    print("--")

    i = i + 1

success = imap.ExpungeAndClose()
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)

    sys.exit()

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect()