extract-msg

import os from extract_msg import Message # Create a dummy .msg file for demonstration # In a real scenario, you'd replace 'example.msg' with your actual file path # This part is just to make the example runnable without an actual .msg file present initially # A real .msg file structure is complex and cannot be simply created like this. # Assume 'example.msg' exists and contains an Outlook message. # For testing, you might use a pre-existing sample .msg file. msg_file_path = 'example.msg' if not os.path.exists(msg_file_path): # This part would typically be replaced by pointing to an actual .msg file. # For a truly runnable example, one would need a sample .msg file. print(f"Please create a file named '{msg_file_path}' containing a valid Outlook .msg email to run this example.") print("Using a placeholder for demonstration purposes.") # Exit or handle gracefully if no .msg file is found for testing. # For this example, we'll proceed assuming it will fail, or a real file exists. try: with Message(msg_file_path) as msg: print(f"Subject: {msg.subject}") print(f"Sender: {msg.sender}") print(f"Date: {msg.date}") print(f"Body (plain text):\n{msg.body[:200]}...") # Print first 200 chars if msg.attachments: print(f"\nAttachments found: {len(msg.attachments)}") output_dir = 'attachments_output' os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True) for attachment in msg.attachments: filename = attachment.longFilename or attachment.shortFilename if filename: try: attachment.save(customPath=output_dir, raw=False) print(f" Saved attachment: {filename}") except Exception as e: print(f" Error saving attachment {filename}: {e}") else: print("\nNo attachments.") except FileNotFoundError: print(f"Error: The file '{msg_file_path}' was not found. Please ensure it exists.") except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred while processing the MSG file: {e}")