# charlierguo/gmail

A Pythonic interface for Google Mail

Repository: https://github.com/charlierguo/gmail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gmail
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-07-09T19:49:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4783, "days_push": 1151, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1803, forks 382 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:38.297265+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library providing a Pythonic interface to Gmail via IMAP, supporting searching, reading, sending, labeling, archiving, and deleting emails. It requires Python 2.7 and has not been actively maintained for years.

## Use cases
- read gmail messages from a python script
- search and filter emails by sender or date
- send multipart emails programmatically
- archive or mark gmail messages as read automatically
- manage gmail labels from code

## When to choose
- you are stuck on Python 2 and need simple IMAP-based Gmail access
- you want a lightweight wrapper instead of the full Gmail REST API

## When to avoid
- you use Python 3 - the library only supports Python 2.7
- you need a maintained library - use the official Gmail API client instead
- you need modern OAuth flows or pip installation

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: email, http-client
- domain: email, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: gmail, imap, email-client, python2, oauth2, automation

## Member repositories
- charlierguo/gmail (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.297265+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:21:52.012037+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/charlierguo/gmail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.297265+00:00, sha 2ca957f880a0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.