High-Level IMAP library for Python

Question

Is there a high-level IMAP library for Python?

With high-level I mean, that I do not want a library where I can issue basic IMAP commands (like Python's own imaplib). What I want, is library that cares about most of the IMAP details and gives me a more generic interface with objects for folders/mailboxes and messages. Additionally, it would be nice if it supports the disconnected mode of operation (offline mode) transparently.

Answer 1

You may use imap_tools package: https://pypi.org/project/imap-tools/

Features:

• Basic message operations: fetch, uids, numbers
• Parsed email message attributes
• Query builder for searching emails
• Actions with emails: copy, delete, flag, move, append
• Actions with folders: list, set, get, create, exists, rename, subscribe, delete, status
• IDLE commands: start, poll, stop, wait
• Exceptions on failed operations
• No external dependencies