Hacking Gmail

132 Part II — Getting Inside Gmail

FIGURE7-3: Python’s Libgmail binding

You should follow the instructions on their website to install the latest version. As

mentioned before, if Libgmail stops working, it may just be a matter of time

before a new version restores functionality.

How to Use It

Libgmail comes with some sample code, but no real documentation at the

moment. There are currently 15 methods available, which offer the vast majority

of the functionality that Gmail can give. Start by logging in.

login

To log in, import the Libgmail bindings, create a new GmailAccountobject, and

use the loginmethod on it, like so:

import Libgmail

ga = Libgmail.GmailAccount(“[email protected]”,

“mymailismypass”)

ga.login()

Now that you’re logged in, you want to retrieve the messages from a folder.