get email subject working

prototyping/email_stuff.py

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # %%
-
-import base64
 import email
-import imaplib
-
-# %%
 import json
+from email.header import decode_header
 from imaplib import IMAP4, IMAP4_SSL
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -26,8 +22,26 @@ imap_port = 143
 imap_ssl_port = 993
 
 
-# with IMAP4("domain.org") as M:
+with IMAP4_SSL(host=host) as imap_server:
-#     M.noop()
+    imap_server.login(username, password)
+    imap_server.select("INBOX")
 
-with IMAP4_SSL(host=host) as M:
+    # Search for all emails in the folder
-    M.noop()
+    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)