Chilkat2-Python

Get the Decoded MIME Body Bytes (BinData)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.GetBodyBd method, which replaces the contents of a BinData with the decoded body bytes of the current part. The only argument is the BinData. Base64 and quoted-printable are decoded; headers and boundaries are not included.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: This is how you extract a part's actual content as bytes — the decoded payload of an attachment or an image, ready to hash, re-save, or hand to another API. Because it works in raw bytes it is the correct choice for binary parts, where a text decode would be wrong. Note it replaces the BinData contents rather than appending.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

mime = chilkat2.Mime()
success = mime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/message.eml")
if (success == False):
    print(mime.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Replace the contents of a BinData with the decoded body bytes of the current part.  Base64 and
# quoted-printable are decoded; MIME headers and multipart boundaries are not included.
bd = chilkat2.BinData()
success = mime.GetBodyBd(bd)
if (success == False):
    print(mime.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Decoded body: " + str(bd.NumBytes) + " bytes.")