Python imaplib to read email from outlook without using basic authentication

Asked Sep 27 '22 at 15:21

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I have an old Python application that suing Imaplib to read email, download attachments from email in inbox folder, But using basic authentication like:

    mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(SERVER)
    mail.login(EMAIL, PASSWORD)
    mail.select('inbox')

But, Microsoft is about to turn off Basic Authentication for IMAP that mean I must update to OAuth 2.0 for my application to continue working. But I've searched on internet and only find example of imaplib + OAuth2 for gmail or using win32com.client which only work on Windows (my application is running on Ubuntu).

I hope that I don't have to use other library because I have to change a lot in my code.So anyone know where to find an example about using imaplib + OAuth2.0 to access outlook mail box?

edited Oct 01 '22 at 22:15

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asked Sep 27 '22 at 15:21

user2905416

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In the same boat. Any luck? – Harsh Goyal Oct 07 '22 at 12:50
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@Harsh Goyal: still no luck, I asked the same question on Microsoft support site but still no answer – user2905416 Oct 07 '22 at 23:51

Python imaplib to read email from outlook without using basic authentication

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