How to download outlook attachment from Python Script?

Question

I need to download incoming attachment without past attachment from mail using Python Script.

For example:If anyone send mail at this time(now) then just download that attachment only into local drive not past attachments.

Please anyone help me to download attachment using python script or java.

Answer 1

The below code helps by downloading the attachments from outlook emails that are

• 'Unread' (and changes the mail to Read.) or from 'Today's' date.
• without altering the file name.

Just pass the 'Subject' argument.

import datetime
import os
import win32com.client


path = os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/Attachments")
today = datetime.date.today()

outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")
inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6) 
messages = inbox.Items


def saveattachemnts(subject):
    for message in messages:
        if message.Subject == subject and message.Unread or message.Senton.date() == today:
            # body_content = message.body
            attachments = message.Attachments
            attachment = attachments.Item(1)
            for attachment in message.Attachments:
                attachment.SaveAsFile(os.path.join(path, str(attachment)))
                if message.Subject == subject and message.Unread:
                    message.Unread = False
                break

Answer 2

import win32com.client #pip install pypiwin32 to work with windows operating sysytm
import datetime
import os

# To get today's date in 'day-month-year' format(01-12-2017).
dateToday=datetime.datetime.today()
FormatedDate=('{:02d}'.format(dateToday.day)+'-'+'{:02d}'.format(dateToday.month)+'-'+'{:04d}'.format(dateToday.year))

# Creating an object for the outlook application.
outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")
# Creating an object to access Inbox of the outlook.
inbox=outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6)
# Creating an object to access items inside the inbox of outlook.
messages=inbox.Items

def save_attachments(subject,which_item,file_name):
    # To iterate through inbox emails using inbox.Items object.
    for message in messages:
        if (message.Subject == subject):
            body_content = message.body
            # Creating an object for the message.Attachments.
            attachment = message.Attachments
            # To check which item is selected among the attacments.
            print (message.Attachments.Item(which_item))
            # To iterate through email items using message.Attachments object.
            for attachment in message.Attachments:
                # To save the perticular attachment at the desired location in your hard disk.
                attachment.SaveAsFile(os.path.join("D:\Script\Monitoring",file_name))
                break