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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Very basic example of using Python and IMAP to iterate over emails in a
+# gmail folder/label.  This code is released into the public domain.
+#
+# RKI July 2013
+# http://www.voidynullness.net/blog/2013/07/25/gmail-email-with-python-via-imap/
+#
+import sys
+import imaplib
+import getpass
+import email
+import email.header
+import datetime
+
+EMAIL_ACCOUNT = "notatallawhistleblowerIswear@gmail.com"
+EMAIL_FOLDER = "Top Secret/PRISM Documents"
+
+
+def process_mailbox(M):
+    """
+    Do something with emails messages in the folder.  
+    For the sake of this example, print some headers.
+    """
+
+    rv, data = M.search(None, "ALL")
+    if rv != 'OK':
+        print "No messages found!"
+        return
+
+    for num in data[0].split():
+        rv, data = M.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
+        if rv != 'OK':
+            print "ERROR getting message", num
+            return
+
+        msg = email.message_from_string(data[0][1])
+        decode = email.header.decode_header(msg['Subject'])[0]
+        subject = unicode(decode[0])
+        print 'Message %s: %s' % (num, subject)
+        print 'Raw Date:', msg['Date']
+        # Now convert to local date-time
+        date_tuple = email.utils.parsedate_tz(msg['Date'])
+        if date_tuple:
+            local_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                email.utils.mktime_tz(date_tuple))
+            print "Local Date:", \
+                local_date.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S")
+
+
+M = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
+
+try:
+    rv, data = M.login(EMAIL_ACCOUNT, getpass.getpass())
+except imaplib.IMAP4.error:
+    print "LOGIN FAILED!!! "
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+print rv, data
+
+rv, mailboxes = M.list()
+if rv == 'OK':
+    print "Mailboxes:"
+    print mailboxes
+
+rv, data = M.select(EMAIL_FOLDER)
+if rv == 'OK':
+    print "Processing mailbox...\n"
+    process_mailbox(M)
+    M.close()
+else:
+    print "ERROR: Unable to open mailbox ", rv
+
+M.logout()