1,主要使用了 poplib 组件
 
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-  
  
import poplib  
from email import parser  
  
host = 'pop.gmail.com'  
username = 'mine@gmail.com'  
password = '*******'  
  
pop_conn = poplib.POP3_SSL(host)  
pop_conn.user(username)  
pop_conn.pass_(password)  
  
#Get messages from server:  
messages = [pop_conn.retr(i) for i in range(1, len(pop_conn.list()[1]) + 1)]  
  
# Concat message pieces:  
messages = ["n".join(mssg[1]) for mssg in messages]  
  
#Parse message intom an email object:  
messages = [parser.Parser().parsestr(mssg) for mssg in messages]  
for message in messages:  
    print message['Subject']  
pop_conn.quit()  
 
优点: 可以输出内容
缺点: 只检测一次
 
2. 使用第三方插件 chilkat
 
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-  
  
import sys  
import chilkat  
  
host = 'pop.gmail.com'  
username = 'mine@gmail.com'  
password = '******'  
  
# The mailman object is u
sed for receiving (POP3)  
# and sending (SMTP) email.  
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()  
  
# Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.  
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")  
if (success != True):  
    print "Component unlock failed"  
    sys.exit()  
  
# Set the GMail account POP3 properties.  
mailman.put_MailHost(host)  
mailman.put_PopUsername(username)  
mailman.put_PopPassword(password)  
mailman.put_PopSsl(True)  
mailman.put_MailPort(995)  
  
# Read mail headers and one line of the body.  
# To get the full emails, call CopyMail instead (no arguments)  
bundle = mailman.GetAllHeaders(1)  
  
if (bundle == None ):  
    print mailman.lastErrorText()  
    sys.exit()  
  
for i in range(0,bundle.get_MessageCount()):  
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)  
  
    # Display the From email address and the subject.  
    print email.ck_from()  
    print email.subject() + "n"  
 
安装很简单,点击 showpythonPath.bat 测试一下环境,然后复制 _chilkat.pyd 和 chilkat.py 到 Python27Libsite-packages 下即可。
 
优点: 可以多次检测
缺点: 只可以看到来源和主题,无法看到内容
 
3. 检测邮件,返回未读数值
 
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def gmail_checker(username,password):  
        import imaplib,re  
        i=imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('pop.gmail.com')  
        try:  
                i.login(username,password)  
                x,y=i.status('INBOX','(MESSAGES UNSEEN)')  
                messages=int(re.search('MESSAGESs+(d+)',y[0]).group(1))  
                unseen=int(re.search('UNSEENs+(d+)',y[0]).group(1))  
                return (messages,unseen)  
        except:  
                return False,0  
  
# Use in your scripts as follows:  
  
messages,unseen = gmail_checker('mine@gmail.com','******')  
print "%i messages, %i unseen" % (messages,unseen)  
 
4. 很好的返回主题和内容
 
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import imaplib  
import email  
  
def extract_body(payload):  
    if isinstance(payload,str):  
        return payload  
    else:  
        return 'n'.join([extract_body(part.get_payload()) for part in payload])  
  
conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL("pop.gmail.com", 993)  
conn.login("mine@gmail.com", "******")  
conn.select()  
typ, data = conn.search(None, 'UNSEEN')  
try:  
    for num in data[0].split():  
        typ, msg_data = conn.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')  
        for response_part in msg_data:  
            if isinstance(response_part, tuple):  
                msg = email.message_from_string(response_part[1])  
                subject=msg['subject']                     
                print(subject)  
                payload=msg.get_payload()  
                body=extract_body(payload)  
                print(body)  
        typ, response = conn.store(num, '+FLAGS', r'(Seen)')  
finally:  
    try:  
        conn.close()  
    except:  
        pass  
    conn.logout()  
 
参考: http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/imaplib/