get email.py

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7

import sys
import imaplib
import getpass
import email
import datetime

M = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')

try:
    M.login('notatallawhistleblowerIswear@gmail.com', getpass.getpass())
except imaplib.IMAP4.error:
    print "LOGIN FAILED!!! "
    # ... exit or deal with failure...

rv, mailboxes = M.list()
if rv == 'OK':
    print "Mailboxes:"
    print mailboxes
rv, data = M.select("Top Secret/PRISM Documents")
if rv == 'OK':
    print "Processing mailbox...\n"
    process_mailbox(M) # ... do something with emails, see below ...
    M.close()
M.logout()
# Note: This function definition needs to be placed
#       before the previous block of code that calls it.
def process_mailbox(M):
  rv, data = M.search(None, "ALL")
  if rv != 'OK':
      print "No messages found!"
      return

  for num in data[0].split():
      rv, data = M.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
      if rv != 'OK':
          print "ERROR getting message", num
          return

      msg = email.message_from_string(data[0][1])
      print 'Message %s: %s' % (num, msg['Subject'])
      print 'Raw Date:', msg['Date']
      date_tuple = email.utils.parsedate_tz(msg['Date'])
      if date_tuple:
          local_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
              email.utils.mktime_tz(date_tuple))
          print "Local Date:", \
              local_date.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S")