Simple tool for downloading email attachments for all emails in a given folder using an IMAP client.
Install:
$ pip install attachment-downloader
Usage:
Usage: attachment-downloader [options] Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit --host=HOST IMAP Host --username=USERNAME IMAP Username --password=PASSWORD IMAP Password --imap-folder=IMAP_FOLDER IMAP Folder to extract attachments from --filename-template=FILENAME_TEMPLATE Attachment filename (jinja2) template. --output=DOWNLOAD_FOLDER Output directory for attachment download --delete Delete E-Mail from Mailbox if attachment was downloaded
Example:
$ attachment-downloader --host imap.example.com --username [email protected] --password pa55word \\ --imap-folder invoices --output ~/Downloads
For full instructions and documentation visit: https://github.com/jamesridgway/attachment-downloader