Chilkat2-Python
Chilkat2-Python
Save a MIME Body (Attachment) to a File
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.SaveBody method, which writes the decoded body bytes of the current part to a file. The only argument is the file path. Base64 and quoted-printable are decoded; MIME headers and multipart framing are not written.
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 the direct way to extract a part's content to disk — saving an attachment or the payload of a part as its real, decoded bytes. Chilkat reverses the transfer encoding so the file contains the actual content, not its Base64 form. To reach a specific attachment in a multipart message, navigate to that part (for example with
PartAt) before calling this.Chilkat Chilkat2-Python Downloads
import sys
import chilkat2
success = False
mime = chilkat2.Mime()
success = mime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/message.eml")
if (success == False):
print(mime.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
# Write the decoded body bytes of the current part to a file. Base64 and quoted-printable are
# decoded; MIME headers and multipart framing are not written. This is how you save an
# attachment or the raw content of a part.
success = mime.SaveBody("qa_output/body_content.dat")
if (success == False):
print(mime.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
print("Body saved.")