Outlook PST File Parsing in Python

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How can I parse and read an outlook pst file in Python?

I wasted several days finding a reliable way to do that, so the initial question was definitively a good question! I'd like the item reopened so that I can post the solution I found eventually, using the win32com.client library, available in standard Python distributions for Windows. — Jean-François Larvoire, Jan 30 '17 at 17:52
@Jean-FrançoisLarvoire could you point to a resource or some documentation for the solution you found? — TrigonaMinima, Feb 27 '18 at 07:04

kslote1 · Answer 1 · 2016-02-12T02:41:10.903

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pypff is a python wrapper for the C library libpff that allows you to access email and the directory structure of Pst files within python.

Do a make of the library with the specified command to install the python bindings. Then you should be able to open up the python console and browse through Pst files.

import pypff

pst = pypff.file()
pst.open("MyPst.pst")
pst.close()

There are more examples on the libraries website. However, I found that there wasn't enough functionality in the library yet. For instance, you can read emails and the directories, but there isn't anything for attachments yet.

edited Feb 12 '16 at 02:41

answered Oct 01 '13 at 18:41

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When I imported this module into my python script, it said it didn't exist. I'm using python 2.7 – pHorseSpec Feb 05 '16 at 18:43
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How did you install it? – kslote1 Feb 12 '16 at 02:41
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Hi I am currently working on pypff as well, however having some trouble installing it and getting around with using it with python on a Window's machine. Do you think you can elaborate with the installation and such? – BernardL Mar 09 '17 at 03:43
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install it using `pip install libpff-python`. – Gmosy Gnaq Aug 01 '18 at 08:01
Is there a way to open password-protected PSTs with `pypff`? – user124114 Jan 31 '20 at 20:02

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '10 at 18:57

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I have only ever poked at libpst docs, but it looks like the libpst-python package might work for you: libpst-python

answered Jul 07 '10 at 18:57

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