Using Python to access outlook with win32com

Question

I'm struggling with python integration with outlook using win32com.client.

All I am trying to do is get the most recent email from outlook and (at the moment) retrieve and print the name of the attachment

The code I'm trying to use:

import win32com.client

outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespcae("MAPI")

inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6)

message = inbox.GetLast()

att = message.Attachmets 

print (att.filename)

Output

com_error: (-2147221005, 'Invalid class string', None, None)

Any help would really be appreciated.

CO_E_CLASSSTRING means COM object with the specified name is not installed. Did you actually install Outlook on the problematic machine? — Dmitry Streblechenko
– Dmitry Streblechenko, Commented Feb 7, 2021 at 22:15

0m3r · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-08 06:57:08Z

2

The error is Outlook can't be found on the system but You have also misspelled GetNamespace, you have GetNamespcae

Change inbox.GetLast(), to messages = inbox.Items then message = messages.GetLast()

Example

import win32com.client

outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")

inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6)
messages = inbox.Items
messages.Sort('[ReceivedTime]', False)
message = messages.GetLast()

for attachment in message.Attachments:
    print(attachment.FileName)

Here is another example with filter https://stackoverflow.com/a/57931132/4539709

edited Feb 8, 2021 at 6:57

answered Feb 8, 2021 at 6:46

0m3r

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