Python IMAP search using utf-8 encoded object
This question is related to a Python question IMAP searching using a theme encoded with iso-8859-1 , but the answer given there doesn't work for me.
I am doing the following IMAP search in python:
typ, data = self.M.search("utf-8", "(SUBJECT %s)" % u"réception".encode("utf-8"))
And I am getting the following exception:
...
typ, data = self.M.search("utf-8", "(SUBJECT %s)" % u"réception".encode("utf-8"))
File "/usr/local/python/2.7.2/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 625, in search
typ, dat = self._simple_command(name, 'CHARSET', charset, *criteria)
File "/usr/local/python/2.7.2/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 1070, in _simple_command
return self._command_complete(name, self._command(name, *args))
File "/usr/local/python/2.7.2/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 905, in _command_complete
raise self.error('%s command error: %s %s' % (name, typ, data))
error: SEARCH command error: BAD ['Could not parse command']
Why? How can I solve this problem?
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import imaplib
import getpass
email = "XXXXXXX@gmail.com"
sock = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL("imap.gmail.com", 993)
sock.login(email, getpass.getpass())
# select the correct mailbox...
sock.select()
# turn on debugging if you like
sock.debug = 4
then
# use the undocumented IMAP4.literal attribute
sock.literal = "réception"
sock.uid('SEARCH', 'CHARSET', 'UTF-8', 'SUBJECT')
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u"réception"
need to wrap with quotes: u'"réception"'
as IMAPLIB will not list the string for you.
Update: I was unable to get the gmail IMAP implementation to accept even a quoted string and had to use the literal IMAP syntax. I'm not sure if this is a limitation of my coding with socat
or a limitation with gmail.
a UID SEARCH CHARSET utf-8 SUBJECT "réception"
a BAD Could not parse command
a UID SEARCH CHARSET utf-8 SUBJECT {10}
+ go ahead
réception
* SEARCH
a OK SEARCH completed (Success)
Unfortunately imaplib does not provide any way to enforce the use of an IMAP literal.
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