File: idle_example.py

package info (click to toggle)
python-imapclient 3.1.0-1
  • links: PTS, VCS
  • area: main
  • in suites: forky, sid
  • size: 644 kB
  • sloc: python: 5,341; sh: 14; makefile: 13
file content (28 lines) | stat: -rw-r--r-- 689 bytes parent folder | download | duplicates (2)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
# 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()