# Open a connection in IDLE mode and wait for notifications from the
# server.

from imapclient import IMAPClient

HOST = "imap.host.com"
USERNAME = "someuser"
PASSWORD = "password"

server = IMAPClient(HOST)
server.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
server.select_folder("INBOX")

# Start IDLE mode
server.idle()
print("Connection is now in IDLE mode, send yourself an email or quit with ^c")

while True:
    try:
        # Wait for up to 30 seconds for an IDLE response
        responses = server.idle_check(timeout=30)
        print("Server sent:", responses if responses else "nothing")
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        break

server.idle_done()
print("\nIDLE mode done")
server.logout()