diff --git a/prototyping/__init__.py b/prototyping/__init__.py
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diff --git a/prototyping/email_stuff.py b/prototyping/email_stuff.py
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-# %%
-import email
-import json
-import os
-from email.header import decode_header
-from imaplib import IMAP4, IMAP4_SSL
-from pathlib import Path
-
-# -------------------------------- credentials ------------------------------- #
-
-cred_file = Path("../credentials.json")
-with open(cred_file, "r") as f:
-    CREDENTIALS = json.load(f)
-
-for key, value in CREDENTIALS.items():
-    os.environ[key] = value
-
-IMAP_HOST = os.environ["IMAP_HOST"]
-IMAP_PORT = os.environ["IMAP_PORT"]
-IMAP_USER = os.environ["IMAP_USER"]
-IMAP_PASS = os.environ["IMAP_PASS"]
-
-
-# ----------------------------------- imap ----------------------------------- #
-
-
-with IMAP4_SSL(host=IMAP_HOST) as imap_server:
-    imap_server.login(IMAP_USER, IMAP_PASS)
-    imap_server.select("INBOX")
-
-    # Search for all emails in the folder
-    status, email_ids = imap_server.search(None, "ALL")
-    email_ids = email_ids[0].split()
-
-    # Fetch email details using the retrieved IDs
-    for email_id in email_ids:
-        result, data = imap_server.fetch(email_id, "(RFC822)")
-        raw_email = data[0][1]  # Raw content of the email
-        email_message = email.message_from_bytes(raw_email)
-
-        # Extract the subject
-        subject_encoded = email_message.get("Subject")
-        decoded_subject = decode_header(subject_encoded)[0][0]
-
-        if isinstance(decoded_subject, bytes):
-            decoded_subject = decoded_subject.decode()
-
-        # Print or use the subject as needed
-        print("Subject:", decoded_subject)