The mailbox module contains code that deals with a number of different mailbox
formats (mostly Unix formats), as shown in Example 6-6. Most mailbox formats simply store
plain RFC 822–style messages in a long text file, using some kind of
separator line to tell one message from another.
Example 6-6. Using the mailbox Module
File: mailbox-example-1.py
import mailbox
mb = mailbox.UnixMailbox(open("/var/spool/mail/effbot"))
while 1:
msg = mb.next()
if not msg:
break
for k, v in msg.items():
print k, "=", v
body = msg.fp.read()
print len(body), "bytes in body"
subject = for he's a ...
message-id = <[email protected]>
received = (from [email protected])
by spam.egg (8.8.7/8.8.5) id CAA03202
for effbot; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 02:27:36 +0200
from = Fredrik Lundh <[email protected]>
date = Fri, 15 Oct 1999 12:35:36 +0200
to = [email protected]
1295 bytes in body..................Content has been hidden....................
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