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<span id="poplib-pop3-protocol-client"></span><h1><a class="reference internal" href="#module-poplib" title="poplib: POP3 protocol client (requires sockets)."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">poplib</span></code></a> — POP3 protocol client<a class="headerlink" href="#module-poplib" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.7/Lib/poplib.py">Lib/poplib.py</a></p>
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<p>This module defines a class, <a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3" title="poplib.POP3"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3</span></code></a>, which encapsulates a connection to a
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POP3 server and implements the protocol as defined in <span class="target" id="index-1"></span><a class="rfc reference external" href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1939.html"><strong>RFC 1939</strong></a>. The
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<a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3" title="poplib.POP3"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3</span></code></a> class supports both the minimal and optional command sets from
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<span class="target" id="index-2"></span><a class="rfc reference external" href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1939.html"><strong>RFC 1939</strong></a>. The <a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3" title="poplib.POP3"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3</span></code></a> class also supports the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">STLS</span></code> command introduced
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in <span class="target" id="index-3"></span><a class="rfc reference external" href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2595.html"><strong>RFC 2595</strong></a> to enable encrypted communication on an already established connection.</p>
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<p>Additionally, this module provides a class <a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3_SSL" title="poplib.POP3_SSL"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3_SSL</span></code></a>, which provides
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layer.</p>
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<p>Note that POP3, though widely supported, is obsolescent. The implementation
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quality of POP3 servers varies widely, and too many are quite poor. If your
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mailserver supports IMAP, you would be better off using the
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<a class="reference internal" href="imaplib.html#imaplib.IMAP4" title="imaplib.IMAP4"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">imaplib.IMAP4</span></code></a> class, as IMAP servers tend to be better implemented.</p>
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<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-poplib" title="poplib: POP3 protocol client (requires sockets)."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">poplib</span></code></a> module provides two classes:</p>
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<dt id="poplib.POP3">
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<em class="property">class </em><code class="descclassname">poplib.</code><code class="descname">POP3</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>host</em>, <em>port=POP3_PORT</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>timeout</em><span class="optional">]</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>This class implements the actual POP3 protocol. The connection is created when
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<em class="property">class </em><code class="descclassname">poplib.</code><code class="descname">POP3_SSL</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>host</em>, <em>port=POP3_SSL_PORT</em>, <em>keyfile=None</em>, <em>certfile=None</em>, <em>timeout=None</em>, <em>context=None</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3_SSL" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>This is a subclass of <a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3" title="poplib.POP3"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3</span></code></a> that connects to the server over an SSL
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<em>context</em> is an optional <a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl.SSLContext" title="ssl.SSLContext"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ssl.SSLContext</span></code></a> object which allows
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single (potentially long-lived) structure. Please read <a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl-security"><span class="std std-ref">Security considerations</span></a>
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<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.2: </span><em>context</em> parameter added.</p>
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<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.4: </span>The class now supports hostname check with
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<a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl.HAS_SNI" title="ssl.HAS_SNI"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ssl.HAS_SNI</span></code></a>).</p>
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<p><span class="versionmodified deprecated">Deprecated since version 3.6: </span><em>keyfile</em> and <em>certfile</em> are deprecated in favor of <em>context</em>.
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Please use <a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl.SSLContext.load_cert_chain" title="ssl.SSLContext.load_cert_chain"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ssl.SSLContext.load_cert_chain()</span></code></a> instead, or let
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<a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl.create_default_context" title="ssl.create_default_context"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ssl.create_default_context()</span></code></a> select the system’s trusted CA
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certificates for you.</p>
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<p>One exception is defined as an attribute of the <a class="reference internal" href="#module-poplib" title="poplib: POP3 protocol client (requires sockets)."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">poplib</span></code></a> module:</p>
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<em class="property">exception </em><code class="descclassname">poplib.</code><code class="descname">error_proto</code><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.error_proto" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Exception raised on any errors from this module (errors from <a class="reference internal" href="socket.html#module-socket" title="socket: Low-level networking interface."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">socket</span></code></a>
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module are not caught). The reason for the exception is passed to the
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<dt>Module <a class="reference internal" href="imaplib.html#module-imaplib" title="imaplib: IMAP4 protocol client (requires sockets)."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">imaplib</span></code></a></dt><dd><p>The standard Python IMAP module.</p>
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<dt><a class="reference external" href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/fetchmail-FAQ.html">Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</a></dt><dd><p>The FAQ for the <strong class="program">fetchmail</strong> POP/IMAP client collects information on
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write an application based on the POP protocol.</p>
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<span id="id1"></span><h2>POP3 Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#pop3-objects" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>All POP3 commands are represented by methods of the same name, in lower-case;
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<p>An <a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3" title="poplib.POP3"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3</span></code></a> instance has the following methods:</p>
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<dd><p>Set the instance’s debugging level. This controls the amount of debugging
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output printed. The default, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code>, produces no debugging output. A value of
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<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> produces a moderate amount of debugging output, generally a single line
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per request. A value of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">2</span></code> or higher produces the maximum amount of
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debugging output, logging each line sent and received on the control connection.</p>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">getwelcome</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.getwelcome" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Returns the greeting string sent by the POP3 server.</p>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">capa</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.capa" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Query the server’s capabilities as specified in <span class="target" id="index-4"></span><a class="rfc reference external" href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2449.html"><strong>RFC 2449</strong></a>.
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Returns a dictionary in the form <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">{'name':</span> <span class="pre">['param'...]}</span></code>.</p>
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<div class="versionadded">
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<p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.4.</span></p>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">user</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>username</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.user" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Send user command, response should indicate that a password is required.</p>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">pass_</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>password</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.pass_" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Send password, response includes message count and mailbox size. Note: the
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">apop</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>user</em>, <em>secret</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.apop" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Use the more secure APOP authentication to log into the POP3 server.</p>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">rpop</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>user</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.rpop" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Use RPOP authentication (similar to UNIX r-commands) to log into POP3 server.</p>
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<dd><p>Get mailbox status. The result is a tuple of 2 integers: <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(message</span> <span class="pre">count,</span>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">top</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>which</em>, <em>howmuch</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.top" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Retrieves the message header plus <em>howmuch</em> lines of the message after the
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<dd><p>Return message digest (unique id) list. If <em>which</em> is specified, result contains
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result is list <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(response,</span> <span class="pre">['mesgnum</span> <span class="pre">uid',</span> <span class="pre">...],</span> <span class="pre">octets)</span></code>.</p>
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">utf8</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.utf8" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Try to switch to UTF-8 mode. Returns the server response if successful,
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<code class="descclassname">POP3.</code><code class="descname">stls</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>context=None</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#poplib.POP3.stls" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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<dd><p>Start a TLS session on the active connection as specified in <span class="target" id="index-6"></span><a class="rfc reference external" href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2595.html"><strong>RFC 2595</strong></a>.
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<p><em>context</em> parameter is a <a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl.SSLContext" title="ssl.SSLContext"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ssl.SSLContext</span></code></a> object which allows
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<p>This method supports hostname checking via
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<a class="reference internal" href="ssl.html#ssl.SSLContext.check_hostname" title="ssl.SSLContext.check_hostname"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ssl.SSLContext.check_hostname</span></code></a> and <em>Server Name Indication</em> (see
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<p>Instances of <a class="reference internal" href="#poplib.POP3_SSL" title="poplib.POP3_SSL"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">POP3_SSL</span></code></a> have no additional methods. The interface of this
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<p>Here is a minimal example (without error checking) that opens a mailbox and
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<div class="highlight-python3 notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">getpass</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="nn">poplib</span>
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<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">i</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="nb">range</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">numMessages</span><span class="p">):</span>
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