Python Imaplib [search, move, delete] Yahoo Mail

[Linh Lee]

Any python experts willing to share there knowledge, please?!

Want to:
1. Search ALL folders including SPAM, for "specific_user@ANY (wildcard) domain"
2. Move those emails to folder called DUMP
3. Delete contents of DUMP

Unfortunately I can't figure out how to do what I need above in Yahoo Mail!

My code so far below:

import imaplib

import time


####### IMAP SSL #######

start = time.time()

try:

    imap_ssl = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(host="imap.mail.yahoo.com", port=993)

except Exception as e:

    print("ErrorType : {}, Error : {}".format(type(e).__name__, e))

    imap_ssl = None


print("Connection Object : {}".format(imap_ssl))

print("Total Time Taken  : {:,.2f} Seconds".format(time.time() - start))



####### Login to Mailbox #######

print("Logging into mailbox...")

try:

    resp_code, response = imap_ssl.login("[email protected]", "XXXXXXXXXXX")

except Exception as e:

    print("ErrorType : {}, Error : {}".format(type(e).__name__, e))

    resp_code, response = None, None


print("Response Code : {}".format(resp_code))

print("Response      : {}\n".format(response[0].decode()))



####### Missing code to search, move and delete #######





####### Logout of Mailbox #######

print("\nLogging Out....")

try:

    resp_code, response = imap_ssl.logout()

except Exception as e:

    print("ErrorType : {}, Error : {}".format(type(e).__name__, e))

    resp_code, response = None, None


print("Response Code : {}".format(resp_code))

print("Response      : {}".format(response[0].decode()))