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

[rob at attoenterprises.com]

On Monday, August 26, 2013 5:56:09 PM UTC-6, MRAB wrote:
> 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')
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> 
> 
> You have:
> 
> 
> 
>      m.store(emailid,"+FLAGS", r'(\Deleted)')
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> 
> 
> Could it be that the flags should be r'\Deleted'?

I have tried it with the variations on the web of \\Deleted, r'\Deleted, and \Deleted.  The Delete works because I see in the status 'Deleted'.  However it does not remove from Inbox.