(Chilkat2-Python) Read iCloud Email Account using IMAP

Demonstrates how to set the IMAP settings for an iCloud email account and downloads the email from Inbox.

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example assumes Chilkat Imap to have been previously unlocked.
# See Unlock Imap for sample code.

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Connect to the iCloud IMAP Mail Server
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.me.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The username is usually the name part of your iCloud email address 
# (for example, emilyparker, not emilyparker@icloud.com).
success = imap.Login("ICLOUD_USERNAME","ICLOUD_PASSWORD")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

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

# Once the folder/mailbox is selected, the NumMessages property
# will contain the number of emails in the mailbox.
# Loop from 1 to NumMessages to fetch each email by sequence number.

n = imap.NumMessages
bUid = False
for i in range(1,(n)-1):

    # Download the email by sequence number.
    # email is a CkEmail
    email = imap.FetchSingle(i,bUid)
    if (imap.LastMethodSuccess != True):
        print(imap.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    print(str(i) + ": " + email.From)
    print("    " + email.Subject)
    print("-")

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

print("Success.")

# Sample output:

# 	1: iCloud <noreply@email.apple.com>
# 	    Welcome to iCloud Mail.
# 	-
# 	2: "Chilkat Software" <support@chilkatsoft.com>
# 	    This is a test
# 	-
# 	Success.