Email downloader

this script helps downloading specified files from logged in email account on PC and move to shared drives

How it works

• Based on the configurations defined in config.json email attachments will be downloaded
• Folders in Network Drive (Example: Z:/HR/Current) will be used to find current employees names, whereas folder names could be employees’ names or their email address
• All directories from the defined Network drive path will be first copied to local drive
• If the sender email or sender name matches with the list of names we collected in previous step, then the document will be downloaded in the currentEmployeesPath, otherwise it will be downloaded in the newEmployeesPath
• Folders on localPath will be copied to Network Drive path i.e. networkPath

Prerequisites

Python installed on your PC.

Outlook App configured with your email account.

Steps to run

Update configurations in config.json file.

Configurations

Parameter	Description	Example
allowed_extensions	Emails with attachments having defined extensions will be considered	['.pdf', '.docx']
number_of_days_check	Days to consider for emails. If 1, then only today’s emails will be considered	2
ignore_emails_from_senders	Emails received from the sender email addresses starting from the defined list	['noreply']
only_unread	If sets to True, then only unread emails will be considered	True/False
localPath	Path on local pc drive to copy directories from network drive
networkPath	Network drive to copy directories from local drive
currentEmployeesPath	Current Employees Folder path inside localPath
newEmployeesPath	New Employees Folder path inside localPath

Run in CMD

Run python read_email.py to start the program