Imaplib & Gmail - cannot move from inbox to custom folder (message remains in both)

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On 27/08/2013 00:34, rob at attoenterprises.com wrote:
> I am using Imaplib and connecting to a Gmail account.  I am issuing commands to copy the email to a custom folder then issuing delete.  After expunge message still remains in inbox and customer folder.
>
>          # COPY EMAIL TO FOLDER
>          copyStatus = m.copy(emailid, 'CIRIMPORTED')
>          print 'id of message copied is: %s status: %s' % (emailid,copyStatus)
>
>          # SET THE MESSAGE TO HAVE '\Deleted' FLAG (EXPUNGE WILL COMPLETE DELETE PROCESS)
>          storeStatus = m.store(emailid,"+FLAGS", r'(\Deleted)')
>          print 'id of message stored is: %s status: %s %s' % (emailid,storeStatus[0],storeStatus[1])
>          #print '******'
>
>      #DELETES ANY EMAIL MARKED \Deleted
>      m.expunge()
>      m.close()
>      m.logout()
>
> Does anyone have any imaplib code the works with Gmail to move from inbox to another folder?
>
There's an example in docs which says:

     M.store(num, '+FLAGS', '\\Deleted')

You have:

     m.store(emailid,"+FLAGS", r'(\Deleted)')

Could it be that the flags should be r'\Deleted'?