read content from mailbox file

src/Mail/thunderbird.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+import mailbox
+import email.header
+import email.message
+
+if 2 != len(sys.argv):
+    print("Error. Please povide your mailbox file (mbox) as parameter with the script!")
+    exit()
+
+mboxfile = sys.argv[1]
+
+'''
+    Email MIME based content converting
+    https://stackoverflow.com/a/36716138
+'''
+def decode_mime_words(s):
+    return u''.join(
+        word.decode(encoding or 'utf8') if isinstance(word, bytes) else word
+        for word, encoding in email.header.decode_header(s))
+
+'''
+    Get content of email
+    https://stackoverflow.com/a/31489271
+'''
+def getbody(message): #getting plain text 'email body'
+    body = None
+    if message.is_multipart():
+        for part in message.walk():
+            if part.is_multipart():
+                for subpart in part.walk():
+                    if subpart.get_content_type() == 'text/plain':
+                        body = subpart.get_payload(decode=True)
+            elif part.get_content_type() == 'text/plain':
+                body = part.get_payload(decode=True)
+    elif message.get_content_type() == 'text/plain':
+        body = message.get_payload(decode=True)
+    return body
+
+
+mbox = mailbox.mbox(mboxfile)
+for message in mbox:
+    mFrom = decode_mime_words(message['from'])
+    mSubject = decode_mime_words(message['subject'])
+    print( getbody(message))
+