inboxcleaner.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Wed Mar  9 10:51:59 2016

@author: Jan Janiczek
"""

import win32com.client as client

SHAREDMAILBOX = "xxxxxxxxxx"
TRASHFOLDER = "Untitled"
ROBOMAIL = "xxxxxxxxxxxxx"


def clean_mail(mailbox=SHAREDMAILBOX, trashname=TRASHFOLDER, origin=ROBOMAIL):
    """Takes a mailbox and moves any PAMSNoReply mails found in its inbox to
    the trash folder of the provided name.

    takes:
    mailbox: a string containing the name of shared mailbox to be cleaned
    trashname: the name of the folder used for NoReply mail on that mailbox

    returns: nothing
    prints: the amount of emails moved (default 0)"""

    outlook = client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application")
    outlookMAPI = outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    recipient = outlookMAPI.CreateRecipient(mailbox)
    recipient.Resolve()
    # Find the folders needed
    inbox = outlookMAPI.GetSharedDefaultFolder(recipient, 6)
    parentfolder = inbox.Parent
    trashfolder = parentfolder.Folders(trashname)
    messages = inbox.Items

    counter = 0
    for item in messages:
        if item.SenderName == origin:
            item.UnRead = False
            item.Move(trashfolder)
            counter += 1
    print("{0} noreply emails moved.".format(counter))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    clean_mail()