imaplib question - answering my own question

[Laszlo Nagy]

Laszlo Nagy írta:
> Laszlo Nagy írta:
>   
>>   Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to write a very simple program that moves all messages from 
>> INBOX into another folder.
>> I'm not sure what am I doing wrong. This is a very simple task. I 
>> believe I need to call these methods:
>>
>> - search -> get all message UIDs in the INBOX
>> - copy -> copy all messages to another folder
>> - store -> mark all messages in INBOX as deleted
>> - expunge -> delete them physically
>>   
>>     

Here is the solution - code to move all messages from SOURCE_FOLDER to 
DEST_FOLDER



                self.logger.info('Connecting to IMAP server...')
                conn = getnewimapconnection()
                cnt = 0
                try:
                    typ,data = conn.select(local.SOURCE_FOLDER)
                    check_error((typ,data))
                    cnt = int(data[0])
                   
                    if cnt > 0:
                        self.logger.info("Moving %s messages from %s to 
%s",cnt,local.SOURCE_FOLDER,local.DEST_FOLDER)
                       
                        # Get uids for all messages
                        typ,all_messages = conn.uid('SEARCH',None,'ALL')
                        check_error((typ,data))                   
                        uids = all_messages[0].split()
                       
                        # Store all messages into another folder
                        for uid in uids:
                            
check_error(conn.uid('COPY',uid,local.DEST_FOLDER))
                           
                        # Delete all messages from inbox
                        for uid in uids:
                            
check_error(conn.uid('STORE',uid,'+FLAGS.SILENT','(\\Deleted)'))
                        conn.expunge()
                    else:
                        self.logger.info("No new messages in 
%s",local.SOURCE_FOLDER)
                finally:
                    conn.logout()


Here is the connection factory:

class IMAPError(Exception):
    pass

def check_error((typ,data)):
    if (typ != 'OK'):
        raise IMAPError((typ,data))
 
def getnewimapconnection():
    conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(local.IMAP_HOST)
    check_error(conn.LOGIN(local.IMAP_LOGIN,local.IMAP_PWD))
    return conn


I should still check if the operations can be done in bulk (e.g. for 
many uids at the same time). Is this possible? I don't know.

Best,

   Laszlo