Added mail deletion python script

Mail_Deletion/README.md

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+# Mail Deletion Python Script
+
+This Python script deletes specific emails in Microsoft Outlook based on user-defined criteria. This script particularly targets emails with certain keywords in the subject, as well as emails from specific senders.
+
+
+## Prerequisite :
+`pip install pywin32`
+
+## Configuration :
+Customize the script by updating the keywords and from_IDs dictionaries with your specific criteria.
+
+
+## To Run the Script :
+`python mail_deletion_script.py`
+
+>Feel free to explore and customize the script to meet your specific email management needs.

Mail_Deletion/mail.py

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+#python script to delete mail with certain keywords in subject
+import win32com.client
+import re
+import os, sys, logging
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+#timestr = time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+#logFileName = 'C:\dev\Mail_deleter_log_' + timestr + '.log'
+#logFileName = 'C:\dev\Mail_deleter_log.log'
+
+"""Set of keywords to look for in the subject
+--------------------------- Input goes here ---------------------------"""
+keywords = { }
+
+from_IDs = { }
+
+keywords_string = '|'.join(keywords)
+
+# Create a regular expression pattern for keywords
+pattern = re.compile(rf'{keywords_string}', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+def setup_outlook_instance(logger_type):
+    outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")
+    inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6)
+    messages = inbox.Items
+    logger_type.info("Connected to and created a outlook instance, all mails have been retrived!")
+    return messages
+
+def setup_logger(filename):
+    print(f"Setting up logger for {str(filename)}")
+    logger = logging.getLogger(filename)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - [%(filename)s:%(lineno)d in function %(funcName)s] %(message)s')
+
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler(filename)
+    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+
+    return logger
+
+def just_delete(mails, logger_type):
+    print(f"Started execution of just_delete")
+    for mail in mails:
+        logger_type.info(f"Deleting : {str(mail.ReceivedTime)} {str(mail.Subject)}")
+        mail.Delete()
+
+def sender_delete():
+    try:
+        print(f"Started execution of sender_delete")
+        sender_logger = setup_logger('C:\dev\sender_log.log')
+        messages = setup_outlook_instance(sender_logger)
+
+        for from_id in from_IDs:
+            filter = "[SenderEmailAddress] = " + str(from_id)
+            truncated_mails = messages.Restrict(filter)
+            n = len(truncated_mails)
+            if n > 0:
+                sender_logger.info(f"Deleting mails from {str(from_id)}, around {str(n)} mails are there")
+                just_delete(truncated_mails, sender_logger)
+            else:
+                sender_logger.info(f"NO mails from {str(from_id)}")
+        sender_logger.info("Completed checking and deleting mails from specified senders!")
+        sender_logger.info('--------------------------------- END of sender_delete ---------------------------------\n')
+    except Exception as e:
+        exception_type, exception_object, exception_traceback = sys.exc_info()
+        filename = os.path.split(exception_traceback.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
+        sender_logger.info(f"{str(e)} {exception_type} {filename}, Line {exception_traceback.tb_lineno}")
+        sender_logger.info('--------------------------------- END of sender_delete ---------------------------------\n')
+        exit()
+
+def process_mails():
+    try:
+        print(f"Started execution of process_mails")
+        process_mails_logger = setup_logger('C:\dev\process_mails_log.log')
+        messages = setup_outlook_instance(process_mails_logger)
+        filterStr = "@SQL=""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" like '% " & keywords_string & " %'"
+        messages = messages.Restrict(filterStr)
+        n = len(messages)
+        process_mails_logger.info(f"number of mails to be deleted are {str(n)}")
+        just_delete(messages, process_mails_logger)
+        process_mails_logger.info(f"DELETED {str(n)} mails")
+
+        process_mails_logger.info(f"Completed Deleting mails with subject having {str(keywords_string)} !")
+        process_mails_logger.info('--------------------------------- END of process_mails ---------------------------------\n')
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        exception_type, exception_object, exception_traceback = sys.exc_info()
+        filename = os.path.split(exception_traceback.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
+        process_mails_logger.info(f"{str(e)} {exception_type} {filename}, Line {exception_traceback.tb_lineno}")
+        process_mails_logger.info('--------------------------------- END of process_mails ---------------------------------\n')
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main_logger = setup_logger('C:\dev\main_log.log')
+        main_logger.info("Starting the mail deletion process")
+
+        # Start the processes
+        main_logger.info('Started sender_process')
+        sender_delete()
+        main_logger.info('Completed sender_process!')
+
+        main_logger.info('Started process_mails_process')
+        process_mails()
+        main_logger.info('Completed process_mails_process!')
+
+        main_logger.info("All functions have completed")
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        main_logger.info('Script terminated by user')
+        main_logger.info('--------------------------------- END ---------------------------------\n')
+    except Exception as e:
+        exception_type, exception_object, exception_traceback = sys.exc_info()
+        filename = os.path.split(exception_traceback.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
+        main_logger.info(f"{str(e)} {exception_type} {filename}, Line {exception_traceback.tb_lineno}")
+        main_logger.info('--------------------------------- END ---------------------------------\n')