mjseeley/Gmail-Attachment-Downloader

Downloads all unique files from Gmail attachments

• patch-10 and up will likely only work with Python 3 due to minor differences in the imaplib and email modules.

Gmail-Attachment-Downloader

Downloads all unique files from Gmail attachments.

gmail_downer.py is hosted at Github https://github.com/mjseeley/Gmail-Attachment-Downloader/

Use:

1. Script needs to be run via console not in an IDE, getpass.getpass() will fail otherwise.
   • https://docs.python.org/3/library/getpass.html
2. Make sure you have IMAP enabled in your GMail settings.
   • https://support.google.com/mail/troubleshooter/1668960?hl=en
3. If you are using 2 step verification you may need an APP Password.
   • https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
   • https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords
4. Reference information for GMail IMAP extension can be found here.
   • https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap_extensions