this script helps downloading specified files from logged in email account on PC and move to shared drives
- Based on the configurations defined in
config.jsonemail 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
Python installed on your PC.
Outlook App configured with your email account.
Update configurations in config.json file.
| 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 python read_email.py to start the program