#!/usr/bin/python # Create credentials.py with mymail_login, mymail_password, mymail_server, mymail_port variables import imaplib,ssl # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9713055/certificate-authority-for-imaplib-and-poplib-python import imaplib,ssl def IMAP_starttls(self, keyfile=None, certfile=None,cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,ca_certs=None): if not 'STARTTLS' in self.capabilities: raise self.error("STARTTLS extension not supported by server.") (resp, reply) = self._simple_command("STARTTLS") self.sock = ssl.wrap_socket(self.sock, keyfile, certfile,cert_reqs=cert_reqs,ca_certs=ca_certs) self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb') imaplib.IMAP4.__dict__['starttls']=IMAP_starttls imaplib.Commands['STARTTLS']=('NONAUTH',) try: # read credentials from credentials import mymail_server,mymail_port,mymail_login,mymail_password M=imaplib.IMAP4(mymail_server, mymail_port) M.starttls() M.login(mymail_login,mymail_password) status, counts = M.status("Inbox","(MESSAGES UNSEEN)") unread = counts[0].split()[4][:-1] M.logout() print(int(unread)) except: print("?")