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From: Martin Rusev <martinrusev@users.noreply.github.com>
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+# Imbox - Python IMAP for Humans
+
+![workflow](https://github.com/martinrusev/imbox/actions/workflows/python-app.yml/badge.svg)
+
+Python library for reading IMAP mailboxes and converting email content
+to machine readable data
+
+## Requirements
+
+Python (3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9)
+
+## Installation
+
+`pip install imbox`
+
+## Usage
+
+``` python
+from imbox import Imbox
+
+# SSL Context docs https://docs.python.org/3/library/ssl.html#ssl.create_default_context
+
+with Imbox('imap.gmail.com',
+        username='username',
+        password='password',
+        ssl=True,
+        ssl_context=None,
+        starttls=False) as imbox:
+
+    # Get all folders
+    status, folders_with_additional_info = imbox.folders()
+
+    # Gets all messages from the inbox
+    all_inbox_messages = imbox.messages()
+
+    # Unread messages
+    unread_inbox_messages = imbox.messages(unread=True)
+
+    # Flagged messages
+    inbox_flagged_messages = imbox.messages(flagged=True)
+
+    # Un-flagged messages
+    inbox_unflagged_messages = imbox.messages(unflagged=True)
+
+    # Flagged messages
+    flagged_messages = imbox.messages(flagged=True)
+
+    # Un-flagged messages
+    unflagged_messages = imbox.messages(unflagged=True)
+
+    # Messages sent FROM
+    inbox_messages_from = imbox.messages(sent_from='sender@example.org')
+
+    # Messages sent TO
+    inbox_messages_to = imbox.messages(sent_to='receiver@example.org')
+
+    # Messages received before specific date
+    inbox_messages_received_before = imbox.messages(date__lt=datetime.date(2018, 7, 31))
+
+    # Messages received after specific date
+    inbox_messages_received_after = imbox.messages(date__gt=datetime.date(2018, 7, 30))
+
+    # Messages received on a specific date
+    inbox_messages_received_on_date = imbox.messages(date__on=datetime.date(2018, 7, 30))
+
+    # Messages whose subjects contain a string
+    inbox_messages_subject_christmas = imbox.messages(subject='Christmas')
+
+    # Messages whose UID is greater than 1050
+    inbox_messages_uids_greater_than_1050 = imbox.messages(uid__range='1050:*')
+
+    # Messages from a specific folder
+    messages_in_folder_social = imbox.messages(folder='Social')
+
+    # Some of Gmail's IMAP Extensions are supported (label and raw):
+    all_messages_with_an_attachment_from_martin = imbox.messages(folder='all', raw='from:martin@amon.cx has:attachment')
+    all_messages_labeled_finance = imbox.messages(folder='all', label='finance')
+
+    for uid, message in all_inbox_messages:
+    # Every message is an object with the following keys
+
+        message.sent_from
+        message.sent_to
+        message.subject
+        message.headers
+        message.message_id
+        message.date
+        message.body.plain
+```